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A town of 2,707.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Linn grades B+ overall, ranked 163rd of 357 in Wisconsin. Natural-hazard risk is low. The median household earns $99K and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 86% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $735K for a typical one and 9.1 times the Whitewater area’s $81K median household income. 27% of residents are 65 or older in Linn, above both Wisconsin’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). On history, just 73 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do better. Linn Nature Park, at 159 acres with 2.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Linn beats most towns.
Bonnie Brae2,383 counted in 2010 and 2,687 in 2020; an estimated 2,707 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 12.8% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Linn is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1881 and 4 maps from 1893 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Linn, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Linn.
Linn is a second-home town and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Wisconsin.
At 9.1 years of the Whitewater area’s $81K median household income, the typical home (about $735K) costs more against local pay than in 99% of Wisconsin towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Williams Bay is next at $550K.
Linn’s median rent is $1,521 a month. Typical home values rose 9.3% in the year to September 2026. 84% of households own their home in Linn.
| Linn | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,521 a month | $1,076 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Linn J6 School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reek ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 176 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
22 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Linn is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Linn | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Linn Nature Park | 2.7 mi | 159 |
| 2. Big Foot Beach State Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
| 3. Black Point Estate | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Linn.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Linn for work: only 3% work in town. 19% of Linn workers work from home. The top destinations are Lake Geneva (10%), Madison (7%) and Elkhorn (4%).
| Linn | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 12.9°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 95% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 82.7°.
Linn has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. About 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Linn | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 13°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 83°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,720 U.S. towns with household incomes like Linn’s, it is less healthy than 52%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Linn beats the Wisconsin average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Linn | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Linn | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.6% | 5.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 12.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Linn; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Linn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Where Linn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Linn on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Linn is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,687 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Linton and Zenda are located within the town.
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9 towns share a border with Linn.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linn | #163 | B+ | C− | A | B− | B |
| Lake Geneva | #231 | B− | D | B− | B+ | B |
| Williams Bay | #187 | B+ | C+ | — | C+ | B+ |
| Fontana-on-Geneva Lake | — | — | C− | — | B | A+ |
| Geneva | #85 | A− | C− | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Bloomfield · Bloomfield | #245 | B− | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Walworth | — | — | C+ | — | C | B− |
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake and Walworth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Williams Bay, Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, Bloomfield and Walworth report no FBI crime data of their own. Bloomfield and Bloomfield are one community, graded once. Compare Linn with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Linn grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #163 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B for health, A for safety and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
