Scofield Road Bridge, Spanning Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Lebanon’s story
Lebanon in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers.
Explore the history →LebanonWI
A town of 1,629.
Population
1,629
2025 Census estimate · −0.4% since 2020
Median home value
$239K
Census ACS
Household income
$79K
median
Median age
47.3
years
Jobs based here
111
A commuter town
Is Lebanon a good place to live?
The best of Lebanon’s subject grades is a B+ for incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 82 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on walkability. Only 26 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on the outdoors. Lebanon's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns. Lebanon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
WeakestDWalkability
What makes Lebanon stand out
Where Lebanon beats most towns.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Lebanon for work
Where Lebanon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
111jobs based in Lebanon
1%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Lebanon grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Lebanon is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.2 of 20; 0.8% of households have no car; 0.8% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 29% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Jobs & income$79K median household incomeB+Open →HealthThedacare Medical Center - New London 6 miles awayC+Open →SchoolsBehind 55% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduationB−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $239K, 3.3 years of the county’s $73K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landDOpen →HistoryC+Open →Civic life0.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateSnowy winters, 81° summer afternoons, 46″ of snow–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 47.3; 15% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Lebanon: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lebanon, and how to reach them.
PowerWe Energies20.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBoardwalk MhcNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers87% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lebanon’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNew London School DistrictManawa School District2 districts serve Lebanon; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereTown of Lebanon ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes54961, 5494954961 87% · 54949 13%Census 2020
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 Lebanon.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Compared with most of Wisconsin and the rest of the country, fewer of Lebanon’s working residents work locally
1% of Lebanon working residents work locally, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 8.3% and U.S. towns at 8%. Jobs based in Lebanon grew to 111 in 2023, 41 more than in 2013. Lebanon’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
1%work in town
| Lebanon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Lebanon1%
Waupaca10%
New London8%
Appleton7%
Oshkosh5%
23 mi
median commute distance
111
jobs based in Lebanon
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Lebanon faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
29risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Lebanon has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Lebanon has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Lebanon’s July high is 81°F, close to Wisconsin’s towns (82°F) and below U.S. towns (85°F).
46″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter12–28°
Spring33–55°
Summer57–79°
Fall38–57°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
On CDC estimates, Lebanon is less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns
Lebanon beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 20% of adults binge drink in Lebanon.
40%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Lebanon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Lebanon | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.7% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 16.1% | 13.6% |
| More adults with arthritis | 29.9% | 26.6% |
Thedacare Medical Center - New London
6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.2%conserved
0.2%
conserved · 34 of 22,929 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lebanon
18pages on Lebanon
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lebanon; the nearest are
Fox Valley Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Appleton20.3 mi$5,040 in-state tuitionUniversity of Wisconsin-OshkoshUniversity or college · Public · Oshkosh32.1 mi$8,532 in-state tuition
About 6 of every 100 Lebanon residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
About Lebanon
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Lebanon is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,619 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Carmel is located in the town. The ghost town of Nowell was also located in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 810 ft
Lebanon’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Lebanon.
Maple CreekNew LondonBear CreekMukwaLittle WolfLebanon
How the neighbors grade
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | — | — | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Maple Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New London | #174 | B+ | B | A | B | C |
| Bear Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mukwa | #276 | B− | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Little Wolf | — | — | B | — | C− | C+ |
Lebanon and Little Wolf have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lebanon, Mukwa and Little Wolf report no FBI crime data of their own. Maple Creek and Bear Creek aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lebanon with a neighbor →
Questions about Lebanon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lebanon, WI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.