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MayvilleWI

A town of 951.

Is Mayville a good place to live?

6.9% of residents are 65 or older in Mayville, against 20% in Wisconsin’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Among 363 Wisconsin towns, just 2 have a lower median age than Mayville. Mayville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

951 people, and everyone knows the way

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

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Mayville’s story

Mayville in pictures

The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004.

Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Mayville: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerClark Electric Coop14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterClark County Rehabilitation & Living Center water system2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Mayville’s trash rules yet
SchoolsColby School DistrictAbbotsford School District2 districts serve Mayville; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 Mayville ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes54425, 54405, 5442254425 65% · 54405 20% · 54422 15%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 Mayville.

Schools

The schools Mayville’s kids attend

Its one school is below.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Country View Mennonite School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8Grades 1–838–

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Mayville

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Mayville since 2018.

13risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
13Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2018
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most of Mayville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Mayville for work: only 3% work in town. At 17 minutes, Mayville’s average trip to work is below both the Wisconsin town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Mayville grew to 237 in 2023, 64 more than in 2013.

3%work in town
MayvilleWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work17 minutes22 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town3.1%8.3%8%
Median household income$70,000$87,000$80,000
Below the poverty line7.1%6.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Mayville3%
Abbotsford21%
Colby10%
Medford8%
Dorchester7%
8 mi
median commute distance
237
jobs based in Mayville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mayville has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Mayville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Mayville’s July high is 79°F.

57″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter7–25°
Spring30–53°
Summer54–77°
Fall35–54°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults in Mayville get no exercise outside work than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town

35% of Mayville adults get no exercise outside work. Mayville beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 33% of Mayville adults sleep under 7 hours.

MayvilleWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)35%26%25%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%78%79%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)13%7.1%8.1%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better13 too close to call19 worse
What stands outMayvilleWI
More uninsured adults13.3%8%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.9%9.9%
More adults facing food insecurity17.4%12.1%
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics
10 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mayville

17pages on Mayville
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Mayville; the nearest are

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Mayville for work

Where Mayville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

21% → Abbotsford Abbotsford 21% 10% → Colby Colby 10% 8% → Medford Medford 8% 7% → Dorchester Dorchester 7% 5% → Hull Hull 5% 2% → Eau Claire Eau Claire 2% Mayville · 3% stay
237jobs based in Mayville
3%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Mayville

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Mayville is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 963 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
33 sq mi
Elevation
1,365 ft

Questions about Mayville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Mayville, WI a good place to live?

Mayville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.