Dragonfly in Nashotah Park, 2009
Nashotah’s story
145 years in pictures
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2009.
- 1881Nashotah is settled
NashotahWI
A town of 1,298, settled in 1881. Public schools that outperform most of Wisconsin.
2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,298
2025 Census estimate · −1.6% since 2020
Typical home
$724K
+3.1% in a year
Household income
$148K
median
Median age
41.8
years
Jobs based here
371
A commuter town
Is Nashotah a good place to live?
Nashotah’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and schools and an A for health; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. 62% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Nashotah, above both the Wisconsin town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). On incomes, just 1 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do better. Nashotah is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. Nashotah’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Wisconsin’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Nashotah's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 89% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Nashotah Park, 74 acres with 1.4 miles of trail. Nashotah has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Nashotah stand out
Where Nashotah beats most towns.
1 schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Country Montessori | 32 |
SchoolsA+
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
23 better8 too close to call1 worse
| Widest gap | Nashotah | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.3% | 12.1% |
HealthA
Healthier than 95% of U.S. towns
Beats WI on 23 of 32 CDC measures, trails it on 1
Less healthyHealthier
CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Nashotah6.3
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical WI town3.8
Civic lifeA
63% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Wisconsin town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
Small town
1,298 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
DelafieldChenequaNashotah
How Nashotah grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Nashotah is from typical.
Jobs & incomeA+Open →SchoolsA+Open →HealthHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns; Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital 4 miles awayAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.2 of 20; 0.4% of households have no car; 5.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitA−Open →Cost of livingC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 29% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 6% conserved landA−Open →History1 notable person born hereCOpen →Civic life6.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Nashotah: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nashotah, and how to reach them.
PowerWe Energies20.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterParquelynn Village water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Nashotah’s trash rules yet
SchoolsArrowhead Union High School DistrictLake Country School District2 districts serve Nashotah; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereVillage of Nashotah ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP code5305853058 100%Census 2020
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 Nashotah.
HousingCost of living grade C−
Homes in Nashotah are worth about $724K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Nashotah home is worth about $724,000, up 3.1% in a year, about twice the Wisconsin typical home. 92% of households own their home in Nashotah.
$724KZillow home value
| Nashotah | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,375 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Nashotah$724K
Wisconsin$337K
+3.1%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
97%of WI districts it outscoresA+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Country Montessori PrivateLargest school before high school | 32 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
HealthA
Nashotah stands out in Wisconsin and nationally: a smaller share of its adults report frequent mental distress
12% of Nashotah adults report frequent mental distress. Only 4 of the 358 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Nashotah. 27% of Nashotah adults feel lonely.
95%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Nashotah | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
23 better8 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Nashotah | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.3% | 12.1% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4% | 8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.6% |
Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital
4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
In Nashotah, the median household income runs higher than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
The median household income in Nashotah is $148,000. Only 4 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Nashotah. Jobs based in Nashotah fell to 371 in 2023, 157 fewer than in 2013.
1%work in town
| Nashotah | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $148,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 23% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 1.1% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Nashotah1%
Milwaukee9%
Waukesha8%
Delafield8%
Wauwatosa5%
15 mi
median commute distance
371
jobs based in Nashotah
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Nashotah
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Nashotah since 2008.
29risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2008
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Nashotah has four seasons and pleasant summers
Nashotah has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 12° and about 40 inches of snow falls in a winter.
40″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–31°
Spring35–56°
Summer58–80°
Fall40–59°
Oct 12
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5.7%conserved
5.7%
conserved · 60 of 1,050 acres
2.0 mi
of trails · 1.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nashotah Park | 1.4 mi | 74 |
| 2. Dickten Park | 0.4 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 56 attractions →Fiserv Forum and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nashotah. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
26 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
25 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
24 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
23 mi State parkAztalan State Park
25 mi MuseumNature & Culture Museum of WisconsinSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Fiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin: The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Nashotah
19pages on Nashotah
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Nashotah
Nashotah HouseUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Nashotah0.9 miWaukesha County Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Pewaukee7.8 mi$4,872 in-state tuitionCarroll UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Waukesha10.8 mi$38,890 tuition
About 3 of every 100 Nashotah residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Nashotah for work
Where Nashotah’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
371jobs based in Nashotah
1%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Nashotah
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Nashotah is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,321 at the 2020 census. The village took its name from the nearby Nashotah Lakes.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 942 ft
- ZIP code
- 53058
Questions about Nashotah
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nashotah, WI a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Wisconsin.
Is Nashotah, WI expensive?
Yes. That is 9.3 years of the area's median household income ($78,218 across the Milwaukee-Waukesha, 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−.