LessorWI
A town of 1,242.
Is Lessor a good place to live?
Lessor’s best subject grades are an A− for incomes and civic life; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 2 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lessor. The biggest park or preserve is Navarino State Wildlife Area, at 139 acres. Lessor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lessor stand out
Where Lessor beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,242 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lessor grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Lessor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lessor: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lessor, 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 Lessor.
Very low risk in Lessor, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Lessor’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Lessor for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Lessor fell to 45 in 2023, 47 fewer than in 2013. 3.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Lessor, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 6.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Lessor | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.4% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lessor has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Lessor has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Lessor’s July high is 80°F, close to Wisconsin’s towns (82°F) and below U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Lessor is healthier than 55% of U.S. towns
Lessor tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures. 20% of adults binge drink in Lessor.
| Lessor | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 33% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lessor has set aside 0.8% of its land for conservation
2.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Lessor’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Lessor | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Navarino State Wildlife Area | — | 139 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lambeau Field and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lessor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
20 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
21 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
22 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement Park16 mi Zoo & aquariumNortheastern Wisconsin Zoo
26 mi MuseumThe History Museum at the CastlePhoto credits
Lambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The History Museum at the Castle: Sirala at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about Lessor
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lessor; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Lessor residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Lessor for work
Where Lessor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lessor
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Lessor is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,226 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Briarton and Landstad are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Frazer Corners is also partially located in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 804 ft
Questions about Lessor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lessor, 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−.