LowvilleWI
A town of 1,018, settled in 1846.
Is Lowville a good place to live?
The best of Lowville’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a D− for walkability. No town in Wisconsin scores lower than Lowville on walkability. Homes are within reach, about $349K for a typical one, or 3.9 years of the Madison metro’s $89K median household income. On hazard risk, just 16 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. 13% of the land in Lowville is conserved, above both Wisconsin’s towns (3.8%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is MacKenzie Center, 187 acres with 2 miles of trail. Lowville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,018 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lowville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Lowville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lowville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lowville, 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 Lowville.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Lowville’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Lowville for work: only 1% work in town. Lowville’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both the Wisconsin town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Lowville has added 106 jobs, to 129 in 2023.
| Lowville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in Lowville is higher than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country
The FEMA risk score in Lowville is 76 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Lowville, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Lowville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 10° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lowville earns a B for the outdoors
2.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Lowville’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MacKenzie Center | 2 mi | 187 |
| 2. Pardeeville Memorial School Forest | — | 39 |
| 3. Empire Prairies State Natural Area - Hagen Prairie Unit | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Residents of Lowville are healthier than 62% of U.S. towns
Lowville tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures. 19% of Lowville adults binge drink.
| Lowville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Wisconsin overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin. 21% of residents are 65 or older in Lowville.
| Lowville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.9 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 127 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.9 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Lowville | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.9% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.1% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.6% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.4% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.4% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Lowville
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lowville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Lowville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Lowville for work
Where Lowville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lowville
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Lowville is a town in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,017 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 932 ft
Questions about Lowville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lowville, 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 B+.