MukwaWI
A town of 2,793, settled in 1850.
Is Mukwa a good place to live?
Mukwa is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 276th among Wisconsin's 357 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $105K. A typical home there costs about $317K, 4.3 years of the county’s $73K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Only 73 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is Mukwa State Wildlife Area, at 1,370 acres.
98% of working residents leave Mukwa for work
Where Mukwa’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Mukwa grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Mukwa is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Mukwa: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mukwa, 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 Mukwa.
Mukwa sends most of its workers to Appleton and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
A smaller share of workers work from home in Mukwa than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country
Mukwa has 316 jobs for its 1,441 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 30.9 minutes, against 22.2 across Wisconsin.
3.1% of workers work from home in Mukwa, below both Wisconsin’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (11%). Mukwa’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Jobs based in Mukwa grew to 316 in 2023, 88 more than in 2013.
| Mukwa | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 3.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Wisconsin overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide). 25% of residents are under 18 in Mukwa, above both the Wisconsin town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). The median age in Mukwa is 45.5 years.
| Mukwa | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.5 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 65% are men (WI 50%).
| Mukwa | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.9% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.8% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.8% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.5% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.8% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.1% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.2% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
In Mukwa, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Mukwa has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 9° and about 46 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mukwa is less healthy than 59% of U.S. towns
Against the 7,806 U.S. towns with household incomes like Mukwa’s, it is less healthy than 87%, so it trails even them.
Mukwa beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 20% of adults binge drink in Mukwa.
| Mukwa | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Mukwa | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.7% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 15.9% | 13.6% |
| More adults with arthritis | 30.1% | 26.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mukwa faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 63 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mukwa.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mukwa State Wildlife Area | — | 1,370 |
| 2. Wolf River State Fishery Area | — | 206 |
| 3. Mukwa Bottomland Forest State Natural Area | — | 168 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mukwa
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mukwa; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Mukwa residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Mukwa
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Mukwa is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,830 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Northport, Ostrander, and Shaw Landing are located in the town.
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- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 755 ft
Mukwa’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Mukwa.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukwa | #276 | B− | B− | — | B | C+ |
| New London | #174 | B+ | B | A | B | C |
| Caledonia | — | — | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Royalton | — | — | C | — | B− | C+ |
| Lebanon | — | — | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Hortonia | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Weyauwega | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Caledonia, Royalton, Lebanon and Hortonia have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Mukwa, Caledonia, Royalton, Lebanon and Hortonia report no FBI crime data of their own. Weyauwega isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mukwa with a neighbor →
Questions about Mukwa
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mukwa, WI a good place to live?
Mukwa grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #276 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades C+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Mukwa, WI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.