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21% of residents live below the poverty line in Mellen, above both Wisconsin’s towns (6.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 264 in Wisconsin we compare has a lower midpoint home value than Mellen. Mellen City Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Mellen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Mellen beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 1,833 in 1910, 698 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1896 and 3 maps from 1956 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mellen, 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 Mellen.
The typical Mellen home is worth about $138,000, down 5.6% in a year, 59% below the Wisconsin typical home. In Mellen, four in five households are owner-occupiers.
| Mellen | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $594 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its one school is below. Mellen’s only public school teaches 252 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mellen Public SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 252 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
In Mellen, a quarter of working residents work locally, above both the Wisconsin town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Its income of the median household is $42,000. For half of commuters, work is under 28 miles away. The share of workers in Mellen who work remotely from home: 5%.
| Mellen | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 13 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $42,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 5% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
One claim on flood insurance has been paid out in Mellen since 1996. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 64% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 48% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 45% to cold waves. Federal aid has come to Mellen households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2016.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
16% of adults binge drink in Mellen. Of 32 CDC measures, Mellen beats the Wisconsin average on 1 and trails it on 11. Among adults here, 16% report frequent physical distress and 14% have diabetes.
| Mellen | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mellen | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.3% | 77.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Across 2 parks and preserves: 1.2 miles of trail. The biggest park or preserve is Mellen School Forest, at 27 acres. The trail network density here is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Mellen | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mellen School Forest | — | 27 |
| 2. Dr. Gilman Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Mellen; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Mellen residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
Where Mellen’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Wisconsin, United States
Mellen is a city in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 698 at the 2020 census.
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Mellen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
