Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
New Holstein is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 3rd of 357 graded towns in Wisconsin. Homes are within reach, about $179K for a typical one, or 2.1 years of the Appleton metro’s $86K median household income, crime is low: it reports less per resident than 77% of U.S. towns, and natural-hazard risk is low. Its lowest mark, a B, is in schools. New Holstein's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 95% of U.S. towns. Herman C. Timm House is on the National Register of Historic Places. New Holstein’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, above both the Wisconsin town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
Where New Holstein beats most towns.
Herman C. Timm HouseWhere New Holstein’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far New Holstein is from typical.
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Census counts: 426 in 1890, 3,195 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1872 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Holstein, 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 New Holstein.
New Holstein is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the New Holstein School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is New Holstein High, with 309 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Holstein ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 437 | C+ |
| New Holstein HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 309 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 20 to 7 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in New Holstein is 1.7 per 1,000 residents.
| New Holstein | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 6.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave New Holstein for work: only 10% work in town. New Holstein’s median household income is $60,000. Since 2013, New Holstein has lost 181 jobs, to 945 in 2023.
| New Holstein | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.7% | 8.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 8,822 U.S. towns with household incomes like New Holstein’s, it is healthier than 94%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
New Holstein beats the Wisconsin average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of adults binge drink in New Holstein.
| New Holstein | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | New Holstein | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.3% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 12.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 10.4°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 77% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 80.3°.
New Holstein has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. About 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| New Holstein | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 80°F | 82°F | 85°F |
| January low | 10°F | 11°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 17% of New Holstein residents are under 18. New Holstein has lost 4.8% of its people since 2020, down to 3,040 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| New Holstein | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.6 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
45% women, 55% men
About 123 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.2 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| New Holstein | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.6% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.3% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.3% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
0.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Kiwanis Park, at 51 acres.
| New Holstein | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.6% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kiwanis Park | 0.1 mi | 51 |
| 2. Civic Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
| 3. Optimist Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.1 years of the Appleton metro’s $86K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in any other Wisconsin town; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Holstein. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
16 mi LakeLake Winnebago
24 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
38 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
37 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
32 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State ForestLambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Holstein
About 4 of every 100 New Holstein residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
4 notable people were born in New Holstein.
City in Wisconsin, United States
New Holstein is a city in Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,098 as of the 2020 census. The city is located within the Town of New Holstein.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. New Holstein grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #3 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B+ for health, A− for safety and B for schools.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $179,000, 47% below the Wisconsin typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
4 notable people were born here, including Alfred A. Laun, Jr. and B. R. Goggins.
