LyndonWI
A town of 1,545.
Is Lyndon a good place to live?
The best of Lyndon’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a C for cost of living. Lyndon’s median age is 49.3 years, above both the Wisconsin town median (42.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Lyndon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lyndon stand out
Where Lyndon beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Lyndon for work
Where Lyndon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lyndon grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Lyndon is from typical.
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Moving to Lyndon: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lyndon, 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 Lyndon.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Lyndon’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Lyndon for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Lyndon grew to 210 in 2023, 72 more than in 2013. 4.3% of Lyndon residents live below the poverty line, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 6.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Lyndon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lyndon’s typical home value is about $448K
The typical Lyndon home is worth about $448,000, up 4.9% in a year, 33% above the Wisconsin typical home. 89% of Lyndon households own their home.
| Lyndon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,082 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Lyndon
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More middle-aged adults than Wisconsin overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 24% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lyndon.
| Lyndon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 70% are men (WI 43%).
| Lyndon | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.5% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.5% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.9% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.3% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.4% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.7% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Lyndon
Lyndon has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Lyndon’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lyndon is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns
Lyndon beats the Wisconsin average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Lyndon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 32% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 10% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lyndon | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.7% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lake Winnebago and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lyndon. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LakeLake Winnebago
33 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
16 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State Forest
14 mi Theme parkBlue Harbor Resort
37 mi MuseumEAA Aviation Museum
14 mi MuseumJohn Michael Kohler Arts CenterPhoto credits
Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Blue Harbor Resort: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · John Michael Kohler Arts Center: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
Everything we know about Lyndon
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lyndon
About 2 of every 100 Lyndon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Lyndon
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Lyndon is a town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,526 at the time of the 2020 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ghost town of Winooski was located in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 935 ft
- Area code
- 920
Lyndon’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Lyndon.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon | — | — | C | — | B+ | B |
| Mitchell | — | — | C | — | B+ | B |
| Lima | #124 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Plymouth | #172 | B+ | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Sherman | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B |
Lyndon, Mitchell and Sherman have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lyndon, Mitchell, Lima, Plymouth and Sherman report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lyndon with a neighbor →
Questions about Lyndon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lyndon, WI expensive?
That is 6.1 years of the area's median household income ($73,094 across the Sheboygan, WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.