The best of Little Wolf’s subject grades is a B+ for incomes; the weakest is a C− for schools. 10% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Little Wolf, below both Wisconsin’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). Little Wolf has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA⁻Hazard riskWeakestC⁻Schools

What makes Little Wolf stand out

Where Little Wolf beats most towns.

Natural hazardsA⁻

Very low risk of storm and flood damage

FEMA National Risk Index.

Small town

1,373 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

Manawa · 2 mi Ogdensburg · 4 mi Royalton · 5 mi St. Lawrence · 6 mi Waupaca · 6 mi Weyauwega · 8 mi

St. LawrenceRoyaltonLebanonUnionLittle Wolf

How Little Wolf grades

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

How grading works

Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 17% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA⁻Open →SchoolsBehind 81% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduationC⁻Open →Jobs & income$94K median household incomeB⁺Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.1 of 20; 2.2% of households have no car; 2.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →HealthThedacare Medical Center-Waupaca 9.1 miles awayC⁺Open →Cost of livingTypical home $243K, 3.3 years of the county’s $73K median household incomeBOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors3 miles of trails; 0% conserved landC⁻Open →HistoryC⁺Open →Civic life4.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB⁻Open →

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

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 50.1–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Little Wolf: who provides what

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

The full setup list →

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

WaterManawa WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet7 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

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

SchoolsManawa 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 Little Wolf ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025

ZIP codes54949, 5496154949 93% · 54961 7%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 Little Wolf.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A⁻

Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Little Wolf

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.

17risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageLittle Wolf’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Little Wolf Get ready0.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B⁺

Little Wolf has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Little Wolf for work: only 1% work in town. At 29 minutes, Little Wolf’s average trip to work is against 22 minutes in Wisconsin’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Little Wolf fell to 118 in 2023, 74 fewer than in 2013.

1%work in town

	Little Wolf	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	29 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	1.4%	8.3%	8%
Below the poverty line	4.6%	6.4%	9.6%
Median household income	$94,000	$87,000	$80,000