Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Montpelier’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and history; its weakest is a C for walkability. 31% of residents are under 18 in Montpelier, against 21% in Wisconsin’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 12 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do better. George Halada Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Montpelier has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Montpelier beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| St. Paul Lutheran School | PK–8 | 87 |
George Halada FarmsteadIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Montpelier is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1878 and 2 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Montpelier, 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 Montpelier.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul Lutheran School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 87 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Montpelier for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Montpelier grew to 345 in 2023, 215 more than in 2013. 8% of workers work from home in Montpelier, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 11%.
| Montpelier | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 8% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Montpelier has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Montpelier’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Montpelier beats the Wisconsin average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 41% of adults have obesity in Montpelier.
| Montpelier | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Montpelier | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.9% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Montpelier is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Montpelier | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Montpelier. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
17 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
17 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
26 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
14 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement Park
19 mi Ancient siteRouse SimmonsLambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rouse Simmons: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Montpelier
About 2 of every 100 Montpelier residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Where Montpelier’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Montpelier ( mont-PEEL-yər) is a town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,362 at the 2020 census.
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Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
