Little BlackWI
A town of 1,145, settled in 1888. 2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Is Little Black a good place to live?
The best of Little Black’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a C for health. Little Black’s January low is 4°F, against 11°F in Wisconsin’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 18 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Little Black has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Little Black stand out
Where Little Black beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,145 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Little Black grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Little Black is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Little Black: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Little Black, 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 Little Black.
Little Black has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Little Black for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Little Black has added 53 jobs, to 221 in 2023. At 20 minutes, Little Black’s average trip to work is where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Little Black | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools in Little Black fall behind 53% of Wisconsin districts
Its public schools are run by the Medford Area Public School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stetsonville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 203 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Little Black faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Little Black is less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns
Little Black beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 44% of Little Black adults have obesity.
| Little Black | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Little Black | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.4% | 9.9% |
| More smokers | 17% | 13.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Little Black
Little Black has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Little Black is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Little Black
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Little Black; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Little Black residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
96% of working residents leave Little Black for work
Where Little Black’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Little Black
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Little Black is a town (six-mile square municipality) located in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The village of Stetsonville lies partly in the town, and the hamlet of Little Black. As of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 1,156.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,417 ft
Questions about Little Black
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Little Black, WI a good place to live?
2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Is Little Black, WI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.