MitchellWI
A town of 1,293, settled in 1851.
Is Mitchell a good place to live?
Mitchell’s best subject grades are an A− for incomes and the outdoors; its weakest is a D for walkability. 39% of the land in Mitchell is conserved, against 3.8% in Wisconsin’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Kettle Moraine State Forest, at 7,898 acres with 25.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Mitchell has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Mitchell stand out
Where Mitchell beats most towns.
Mitchell has shrunk 19% since 2010
2,335 counted in 2010 and 1,900 in 2020; an estimated 1,293 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Mitchell grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Mitchell is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Mitchell: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mitchell, 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 Mitchell.
Mitchell has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
27 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. The density of trails for Mitchell comes to 0.8 miles per square mile, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kettle Moraine State Forest | 25.3 mi | 7,898 |
| 2. Mitchell Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a very low hazard risk in Mitchell: inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Mitchell households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Mitchell’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
4.1% of working residents work locally in Mitchell. Since 2013, Mitchell has added 183 jobs, to 238 in 2023. For Mitchell, the mean commuting time is 30 minutes. The median commute is under 20 miles.
| Mitchell | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical home in Mitchell is valued at about $435K
Typical home values rose 7.9% in the year to September 2026. The share of households in Mitchell who own their home: 88%. In Mitchell, the midpoint rent is $1,292 a month.
| Mitchell | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,292 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Mitchell’s year
Mitchell’s July high comes in at 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Mitchell are healthier than 57% of U.S. towns
30% of Mitchell adults feel lonely. Two figures for adults locally: 32% sleep under 7 hours, 28% get no exercise outside work.
| Mitchell | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Mitchell | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.8% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lake Winnebago and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mitchell. Close and well known come first.
28 mi LakeLake Winnebago
13 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State Forest
37 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
32 mi MuseumEAA Aviation Museum
8 mi MuseumWade House Historic Site
21 mi Theme parkBlue Harbor ResortPhoto credits
Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wade House Historic Site: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Harbor Resort: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
Everything we know about Mitchell
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mitchell; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Mitchell residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
1,293 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Mitchell
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mitchell, WI expensive?
That is 6 years of the area's median household income ($73,094 across the Sheboygan, WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.