The best of Leon’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Alanson M. Kimball House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Leon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA⁻HistoryWeakestC⁻Jobs & income

What makes Leon stand out

Where Leon beats most towns.

1historic places

HistoryA⁻

1 historic place

1 place on the National Register

Listed for their history, architecture or both.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Leon for work

Where Leon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24jobs based in Leon

0%of working residents work in town

30 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Leon grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Leon is from typical.

How grading works

Jobs & income24 jobs based hereC⁻Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.9 of 20; 1.7% of households have no car; 4.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $220K, 3.3 years of the county’s $67K median household incomeCOpen →HealthThedacare Medical Center - Wild Rose 9.5 miles awayC⁺Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC⁺Open →SchoolsBeat 53% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduationB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors4 miles of trails; 4% conserved landB⁻Open →History1 place on the National RegisterA⁻Open →Civic life0.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 55.5; 14% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Leon: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Leon, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offPoy Sippi Collection Site, 4 miOpenStreetMap

SchoolsWild Rose School District Wautoma Area School District Berlin Area School District3 districts serve Leon; 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.gov

Who runs elections hereTown of Leon ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023

ZIP codes54970, 5496554970 56% · 54965 44%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 Leon.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C⁻

In Leon, the average trip to work runs longer than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town

The middle household income for Leon comes to $68,000. Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Leon. Among residents here, 13% live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 30 miles away.

0%work in town

	Leon	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	34 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	13%	6.4%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	0.4%	8.3%	8%
Median household income	$68,000	$87,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Leon0%

Oshkosh9%

Wautoma8%

Appleton5%

Berlin4%

30 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Leon

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns

Full pageLeon’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here24 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Leon Commute times34 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 30 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Leon brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

Leon’s midsummer high is 82°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°

Spring34–55°

Summer58–80°

Fall38–58°

Oct 8

typical first frost

May 1

typical last frost

+1.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageLeon’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 9°Rain & snow46″ of snow a winter · 33 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC⁺

On CDC estimates, Leon is less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns

Among adults in Leon, 14% report frequent physical distress, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. The share of adults in Leon who get no exercise outside work: 30%.

38%healthier than U.S. townsC⁺Health Grade

	Leon	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	17%	14%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	30%	26%	25%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	13%	11%	12%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	40%	38%	35%

32 measures vs. Wisconsin

0 better28 too close to call4 worse

What stands out	Leon	WI
More smokers	17.1%	13.6%
More adults with COPD	7.6%	6.5%
More adults with heart disease	7.7%	6.6%

Thedacare Medical Center - Wild Rose

9.5 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

Full pageLeon’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby9.5 miles to an ER · Thedacare Medical Center - Wild Rose How adults are doingMore adults lacking emotional support Every CDC estimateBetter than WI on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

OutdoorsB⁻

3.5% of Leon is conserved land

Leon’s trail network density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.

3.5%conserved

	Leon	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile	0.1 miles per square mile	0.4	0.4
Conserved land	3.5%	3.8%	4.3%

3.5%

conserved · 810 of 23,050 acres

3.8 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Full pageLeon’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map3.8 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land3.5% conserved · 810 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Leon?”

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C⁺

Leon has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

On expected storm and flood damage, Leon sits above 52% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Leon break down as 45% from inland flooding and 20% from cold waves.

52risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesHail

Full pageLeon’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters8 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Leon

18pages on Leon

The big questions

SchoolsB⁻Beat 53% of WI districts HealthC⁺Better than WI on 0 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingCWork & commuteC⁻$68K median household income · 24 jobs here Natural hazardsC⁺FEMA risk higher than 52% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsB⁻4 mi of trails · 4% conserved land PlacesAttractions21 nearby · EAA Aviation Museum 27 mi LibraryCLeon-Saxeville Township Library Colleges

The story

HistoryA⁻1 on the National Register Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 314 residents Climate82° summer highs · 46″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Leon; the nearest are

Ripon CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ripon22.1 mi$51,900 tuition University of Wisconsin-OshkoshUniversity or college · Public · Oshkosh27 mi$8,532 in-state tuition Fox Valley Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Appleton32.9 mi$5,040 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Leon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Leon

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Leon is a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,534 at the 2020 census. The census-designated place of Pine River is located in the town. The village of Redgranite is located adjacent to the town.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 36 sq mi
Elevation: 866 ft

Leon’s neighbors

7 towns share a border with Leon.

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How the neighbors grade

Town	WI rank	Overall	Cost	Safety	Schools	Health
Leon	—	—	C	—	B⁻	C⁺
Saxeville	—	—	B⁻	—	C⁺	C⁺
Poy Sippi	—	—	—	—	—	—
Warren	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pine River	—	—	—	—	—	—
Redgranite	—	—	A⁺	—	B⁻	C⁺
Bloomfield	—	—	C⁻	—	B⁺	B
Mount Morris	—	—	C⁺	—	B⁻	C

Leon, Saxeville, Redgranite, Bloomfield and Mount Morris have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Leon, Saxeville, Redgranite, Bloomfield and Mount Morris report no FBI crime data of their own. Poy Sippi, Warren and Pine River aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Leon with a neighbor →

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