Lake TomahawkWI
A town of 1,162, settled in 1928.
Is Lake Tomahawk a good place to live?
The best of Lake Tomahawk’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 28% of residents are 65 or older in Lake Tomahawk, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 5 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower July high than Lake Tomahawk. 60% of the land in Lake Tomahawk is conserved, above both the Wisconsin town median (3.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Northern Highland American Legion State Forest, at 13,632 acres with 11.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Lake Tomahawk has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lake Tomahawk stand out
Where Lake Tomahawk beats most towns.
Typical home value
1,162 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lake Tomahawk grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Lake Tomahawk is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lake Tomahawk: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake Tomahawk, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Tomahawk.
Lake Tomahawk has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
16 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northern Highland American Legion State Forest | 11.8 mi | 13,632 |
| 2. Oneida County Memorial Forest | 2.2 mi | 1,944 |
| 3. Boat Landing Park | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Lake Tomahawk fall behind 53% of Wisconsin districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNaughton Correctional CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Lake Tomahawk faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lake Tomahawk has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Lake Tomahawk for work: only 3% work in town. Lake Tomahawk’s median household income is $70,000. The top destinations are Minocqua (20%), Rhinelander (7%) and Lac du Flambeau (6%).
| Lake Tomahawk | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Wisconsin overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 28% of residents (19% statewide). The median age in Lake Tomahawk is 50.8 years. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Lake Tomahawk | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.8 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 129 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.8 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Lake Tomahawk | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.7% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.4% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.2% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.4% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.3% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.7% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Lake Tomahawk has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Lake Tomahawk has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 3° and about 99 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical home in Lake Tomahawk is valued at about $353K
The typical Lake Tomahawk home is worth about $353,000, up 8% in a year, close to the Wisconsin typical home. 91% of Lake Tomahawk households own their home.
| Lake Tomahawk | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $850 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
A larger share of adults in Lake Tomahawk had a checkup this year than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
82% of adults had a checkup this year in Lake Tomahawk. Lake Tomahawk beats the Wisconsin average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Lake Tomahawk.
| Lake Tomahawk | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Lake Tomahawk | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.2% | 9.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 12.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.7% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Lake Tomahawk
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Tomahawk
About 5 of every 100 Lake Tomahawk residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
Lake Tomahawk has grown 11% since 2010
1,043 counted in 2010 and 1,155 in 2020; an estimated 1,162 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Lake Tomahawk
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Lake Tomahawk is a town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States, named for the adjacent freshwater lake of the same name. The population was 1,155 at the 2020 census. The census-designated place of Lake Tomahawk and the unincorporated community of Sunflower are located in the town.
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- Area
- 39 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,598 ft
Questions about Lake Tomahawk
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Tomahawk, WI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.