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LinwoodWI

A town of 1,082, settled in 1858.

Population

1,082

2025 Census estimate · +1% since 2020

Is Linwood a good place to live?

Linwood’s best subject grades are a B+ for incomes and health; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 60 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on hazard risk. The biggest park or preserve is Rocky Run Preserve, at 143 acres. Linwood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

WeakestDWalkability

Small town

1,082 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Whiting · 5 mi Plover · 5 mi Carson · 6 mi Stevens Point · 6 mi Park Ridge · 6 mi Rudolph · 6 mi

WhitingPloverPloverRudolphCarsonStevens PointLinwood

How Linwood grades

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

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.7 of 20; 2.7% of households have no car; 1.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & income$82K median household incomeB⁺Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →HealthAspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics 5.6 miles awayB⁺Open →SchoolsBehind 55% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduationB⁻Open →Cost of livingTypical home $270K, 3.6 years of the Stevens Point area’s $76K median household incomeB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors3 miles of trailsC⁻Open →HistoryC⁺Open →Civic life0.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC⁺Open →

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

Climate–Open →Who lives here28% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Linwood: who provides what

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

The full setup list →

PowerWisconsin Public Service17.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Linwood’s trash rules yet

SchoolsStevens Point Area School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

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 Linwood ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023

ZIP codes54481, 5447554481 96% · 54475 4%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 Linwood.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B⁺

Compared with most of Wisconsin and the rest of the country, fewer of Linwood’s residents live below the poverty line

1.4% of Linwood residents live below the poverty line, below both Wisconsin’s towns (6.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Linwood has added 37 jobs, to 77 in 2023. Linwood’s average trip to work is 20 minutes.

0%work in town

	Linwood	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	1.4%	6.4%	9.6%
Work from home	6.6%	12%	11%
Average trip to work	20 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Linwood0%

Stevens Point37%

Plover10%

Wisconsin Rapids4%

Wausau3%

10 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Linwood

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns

Full pageLinwood’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here77 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Linwood Commute times20 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 10 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Who lives here

Older than Wisconsin overall

People 65 and older are 32% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (22% statewide). Linwood’s median age is 52.7 years, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 42.1 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. 17% of residents are under 18 in Linwood.

52.7median age · WI 40.2

	Linwood	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Median age	52.7 years	42.1 years	40.5 years
Under 18	17%	21%	22%

LinwoodWisconsinUnited States

WIU.S.

Ages · share of residents

19%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma4%

High school39%

Some college21%

Associate’s8%

Bachelor’s17%

Graduate11%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.2 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Linwood
	Linwood	WI	U.S.
Under 10	5.9%	11.2%	11.6%
10 to 17	10.8%	10.2%	10.3%
18 to 24	4.2%	9.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	4.6%	12.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	17%	11.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	13.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	12.6%	11.2%	10.2%
75 and older	19.2%	7.3%	7%
No diploma	4%	6.4%	10.4%
High school	38.6%	29.4%	26%
Some college	21.1%	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s	8%	11.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	17.4%	22%	21.6%
Graduate	11%	11.4%	14.1%

Full pageLinwood by the numbersOpen the page

Ages52.7 median age · 32% are 65 or older Schooling28% have a four-year degree Homes93% own their home · Homeowners Income$82K a year · Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Linwood

Linwood has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Linwood is 81°F.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–28°

Spring32–55°

Summer56–79°

Fall37–57°

Oct 7

typical first frost

May 4

typical last frost

+1.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageLinwood’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 7°Rain & snow49″ of snow a winter · 33 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthB⁺

Linwood ranks healthier than 65% of the country’s towns

Linwood beats the Wisconsin average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 27% of Linwood adults have high blood pressure. Among 358 Wisconsin towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Linwood.

65%healthier than U.S. townsB⁺Health Grade