Legend LakeWI
It is a town of 1,717 residents in Wisconsin.
Is Legend Lake a good place to live?
95% of households are owner-occupiers in Legend Lake, against 74% in Wisconsin’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Only 8 of the 341 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower rent at the middle of the market than Legend Lake. Legend Lake’s concentration of trails is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both the Wisconsin town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Legend Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Legend Lake for work
Where Legend Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Legend Lake: who provides what
Legend Lake is unincorporated, so Menominee County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Legend Lake.
Legend Lake has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Menominee (44%), Shawano (7%) and Green Bay (4%). Employers in Legend Lake shed 1,074 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 39. In Legend Lake, 1.2% of working residents work locally. Half commute less than 12 miles.
| Legend Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Legend Lake, with cold waves at the top
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Legend Lake than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Legend Lake
A winter brings about 48 inches of snow, with January nights at 7° and July afternoons at 81°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Legend Lake’s adults have diabetes than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
The share of adults in Legend Lake who have been diagnosed with depression: 21%. The town beats the Wisconsin average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. Two figures for adults here: 15% report frequent physical distress, 38% have high blood pressure.
| Legend Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Legend Lake | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.3% | 85.9% |
| More adults with diabetes | 15.6% | 11.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A older population than Wisconsin as a whole
College graduates make up a quarter of adults 25 and older, against 33% across Wisconsin. People 65 and older are nearly a quarter of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). For Legend Lake, the midpoint age is 48.9 years.
| Legend Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.9 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Legend Lake | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.6% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.6% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.2% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.9% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.9% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.7% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Legend Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Legend Lake
About 4 of every 100 Legend Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Legend Lake
CDP in Wisconsin, United States
Legend Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Menominee County, Wisconsin, United States, on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The population was 1,670 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 21 sq mi
Legend Lake’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Legend Lake.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legend Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keshena | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Menominee | — | — | B+ | — | D− | — |
| Underhill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wescott | #355 | D− | C | — | C | C |
Menominee and Wescott report no FBI crime data of their own. Legend Lake, Keshena, Menominee and Underhill aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Legend Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Legend Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Legend Lake, WI a good place to live?
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