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Menomonie is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 177th of 357 graded towns in Wisconsin, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 66% of the country. A typical home there costs about $308K, 4.1 years of the Menomonie area’s $75K median household income. 41% of working residents work locally in Menomonie, above both the Wisconsin town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Only 21 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score higher on walkability. Menomonie is home to University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Where Menomonie beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1788, comes before those of 99% of the Wisconsin towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 970 in 1860, 16,843 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and a map from 1940 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Menomonie is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Menomonie, 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 Menomonie.
Menomonie is shaped by its college students, draws workers from Eau Claire and beyond and is safe by national standards but not by Wisconsin’s.
24 miles of trail in 25 parks and preserves. The trail density in Menomonie is 1.6 miles per square mile. Menomin County Park, at 228 acres with 4.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Menomonie | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Menomin County Park | 4.2 mi | 228 |
| 2. Wakanda Park | 2.1 mi | 99 |
| 3. Phelan Park | 0.9 mi | 98 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Menomonie Area School District. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menomonie MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 730 | B |
| Menomonie HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 966 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
28.9% of residents are enrolled in college, against 5.8% statewide, which pulls the median age down. Only 40.4% of households own their home, against 67.8% across Wisconsin.
Menomonie’s median age is 26.1 years. Only 9 of the 362 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of children under 18 than Menomonie. 14% of Menomonie residents are 65 or older.
| Menomonie | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 26.1 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 13% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 32% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.9 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 26.1, men 26.1.
| Menomonie | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 35.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.4% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.7% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.6% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.8% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.2% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
14,442 jobs are based in Menomonie, 2.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
18% of residents live below the poverty line in Menomonie. Jobs based in Menomonie grew to 14,442 in 2023, 2,549 more than in 2013. 8.1% of workers work from home in Menomonie.
| Menomonie | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.1% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 7,990 U.S. towns with household incomes like Menomonie’s, it is healthier than 92%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Only 4 of the 357 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Menomonie. Menomonie beats the Wisconsin average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. Among 357 Wisconsin towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Menomonie.
| Menomonie | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 78% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.4% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Menomonie | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 7.4% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 8.6% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9.2% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 81.9°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 75% of Wisconsin places with climate records; January nights average 5.2°.
Menomonie has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. About 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Menomonie | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 5°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Menomonie home is worth about $309,000, up 3.4% in a year, 9% below the Wisconsin typical home.
| Menomonie | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 40% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $970 a month | $1,080 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 17.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 62% of Wisconsin’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 219 to 123 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of Menomonie
College town 29 of every 100 Menomonie residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
5 places in Menomonie on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 notable people were born in Menomonie.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Menomonie ( mə-NOM-ə-nee) is a city and the county seat of Dunn County located in the Western Upland region of Wisconsin, United States. Menomonie forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Menomonie Micropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which includes all of Dunn County (2020 population: 45,440). The Menomonie MSA and the Eau Claire–Chippewa Falls metropolitan area to the east form the Census Bureau's Eau Claire-Menomonie Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area. Menomonie is home to the University of Wisconsin–Stout Polytechnic, the state's designated polytechnic university which enrolls nearly 7,000 students. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 16,843. The c…
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2 towns share a border with Menomonie.
Red Cedar has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Menomonie and Red Cedar report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Menomonie with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Menomonie grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #177 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B+ for health, B− for safety and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
13 notable people were born here, including Ethan Iverson and Harry Miller.
