LaketownWI
A town of 1,047. 46% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Is Laketown a good place to live?
The best of Laketown’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for civic life; the weakest is a C− for schools. Only 54 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns score higher on civic life. Laketown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Laketown stand out
Where Laketown beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,047 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Laketown grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Laketown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Laketown: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Laketown, 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 Laketown.
Laketown has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Just 1% of Laketown’s working residents have a job in town. The town’s typical journey to work is 30 minutes. Employers in Laketown added 32 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 66. The top destinations are Luck (10%), St. Croix Falls (7%) and Osceola (4%).
| Laketown | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Laketown has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Laketown sits below 70% of U.S. communities. 38% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 32%. The national flood insurance program has paid 3 claims locally since 2001.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Laketown: snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 81°; in January, nights fall to 3°, and about 61 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Laketown is less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns
18% of adults binge drink in Laketown, against 20% in Wisconsin’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. Of 32 CDC measures, Laketown beats the Wisconsin average on 2 and trails it on 8. The share of adults in Laketown who sleep under 7 hours: 28%.
| Laketown | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Laketown | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.5% | 77.8% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.2% | 85.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Laketown has set aside 0.9% of its land for conservation
There are 0.4 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 3 acres in Laketown.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brenholdt Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Laketown. Close and well known come first.
13 mi National park siteLower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway799K visitors a year
15 mi MuseumFranconia Sculpture Park
38 mi MuseumWashington County Historical Society, Minnesota
39 mi AttractionStillwater Overlook7 mi National park siteSaint Croix National Scenic Riverway852K visitors a year
38 mi MuseumWisconsin Canoe Heritage MuseumPhoto credits
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Franconia Sculpture Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Washington County Historical Society, Minnesota: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Stillwater Overlook: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum: Somewhere On The Road of Life at en.wikipedia, Attribution
Everything we know about Laketown
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Laketown; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Laketown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Laketown for work
Where Laketown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Laketown
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Laketown is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,024 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Atlas is in the town. The unincorporated communities of Cushing and Pole Cat Crossing are also partially in the town.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,014 ft
Questions about Laketown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Laketown, WI a good place to live?
46% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Is Laketown, 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−.