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Lomira is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 216th among Wisconsin's 357 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $70K. A typical home there costs about $324K, 4.3 years of the Beaver Dam area’s $76K median household income. 57% of households own their home in Lomira, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 74% and U.S. towns at 73%. Lomira is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns.
Where Lomira beats most towns.
Boller, W. H., Meat Market and Residence2,430 counted in 2010 and 2,678 in 2020; an estimated 2,686 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 10.2% 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 Lomira is from typical.
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Census counts: 492 in 1900, 2,678 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1913 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lomira, 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 Lomira.
Households in Lomira have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Lomira break down as 44% from inland flooding and 19% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The public schools here belong to the Lomira School District. The largest public high school is Lomira High, with 300 students. Of its 4 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lomira ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 241 | B |
| Lomira HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 300 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 10° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lomira has about as many jobs (1,159) as working residents, but only 117 people both live and work here.
Most people who work leave Lomira to do it: just 9% work in town. Jobs based in Lomira grew to 1,159 in 2023, 203 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Fond du Lac (16%), Mayville (6%) and Brownsville (5%). The median commute is under 13 miles.
| Lomira | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $70,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.9% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Lomira's reported crime rate is well below Wisconsin's. For Lomira, the level of property crime is 5.6 per 1,000 residents. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2022.
| Lomira | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 5.6 per 1,000 residents | 9.2 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.9 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
The share of adults in Lomira who smoke cigarettes: 16%. Among adults in the town, 29% get no exercise outside work and 20% binge drink.
| Lomira | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lomira | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 60.6% | 67.1% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 64.3% | 69.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical home values rose 3.2% in the year to September 2026. The midpoint rent in Lomira is $1,137 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.9 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Lomira: 4, covering 19 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sterr Park | — | 13 |
| 2. Oak Springs Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Crystal Springs Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lomira. Close and well known come first.
29 mi LakeLake Winnebago
14 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State Forest
28 mi MuseumEAA Aviation Museum
38 mi Theme parkBlue Harbor Resort
22 mi MuseumWade House Historic Site
38 mi MuseumJohn Michael Kohler Arts CenterLake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Blue Harbor Resort: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wade House Historic Site: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Michael Kohler Arts Center: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lomira
About 4 of every 100 Lomira residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Lomira is a village in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,678 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Lomira, at the crossroads of State Highways 49, 67 and 175, U.S. Route 41 and Interstate 41.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Lomira grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #216 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
