ManchesterWI
A town of 1,088, settled in 1856.
Is Manchester a good place to live?
The best of Manchester’s subject grades is an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C− for incomes. 35% of residents are under 18 in Manchester, above both the Wisconsin town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). On incomes, just 75 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 7 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Manchester has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,088 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Manchester grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Manchester is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Manchester: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Manchester, 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 Manchester.
On state tests, Manchester’s schools beat 63% of Wisconsin districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Lutheran School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 35 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Manchester has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Manchester for work: only 3% work in town. 19% of Manchester residents live below the poverty line, against 6.4% in Wisconsin’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Manchester’s average trip to work is 31 minutes.
| Manchester | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Manchester is less healthy than 69% of U.S. towns
Manchester beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 15% of Manchester adults report frequent physical distress.
| Manchester | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Manchester | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.7% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 6.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Manchester
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Manchester, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Manchester has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 9° and about 46 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Manchester
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Manchester; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Manchester residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
97% of working residents leave Manchester for work
Where Manchester’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Manchester
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Manchester is a town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,057 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Manchester is located in the town.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 837 ft
- Area code
- 920
Questions about Manchester
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Manchester, WI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.