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A town of 1,563.
Medary’s best subject grade is an A for incomes; its weakest is a C for schools. 29% of residents are 65 or older in Medary, above both Wisconsin’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Medary. Only 8 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns score lower on civic life. Medary has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Smith Valley School and Razy and John Wright House. Medary has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Medary beats most towns.
Where Medary’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Medary is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,333 in 1980, 1,461 in 2010. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1927 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Medary, 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 Medary.
Most working residents leave Medary for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Medary grew to 127 in 2023, 57 more than in 2013. Medary’s median household income is $105,000, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at $87,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
| Medary | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $105,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 11% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Medary since 2007.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Medary has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Medary is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Medary beats the Wisconsin average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 28% of adults have high blood pressure in Medary. Among 358 Wisconsin towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Medary.
| Medary | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Medary | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.3% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.8% | 3.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 8.8% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4.3 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is La Crosse Marsh, at 76 acres.
| Medary | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. La Crosse Blufflands - Gollnick Property | 0.8 mi | 63 |
| 2. La Crosse Marsh | — | 76 |
| 3. La Crosse Blufflands - Mathy Property | 0.1 mi | 41 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Medary
About 4 of every 100 Medary residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
6 towns share a border with Medary.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medary | — | — | C | — | C | B |
| La Crosse | #342 | C− | C | D | C | B− |
| Onalaska | #210 | B | C | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Barre | — | — | C | — | A− | B |
| Shelby | #259 | B− | B− | — | C | B |
| Hamilton | — | — | C | — | A− | A− |
| Onalaska | #183 | B+ | C | — | B+ | A− |
Medary, Barre and Hamilton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Medary, Barre, Shelby, Hamilton and Onalaska report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Medary with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.