New OdanahWI
The town, home to 275 people, lies in Wisconsin.
Is New Odanah a good place to live?
New Odanah’s mean commuting time is 8 minutes, below both the Wisconsin town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than New Odanah. New Odanah has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
275 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to New Odanah: who provides what
New Odanah is unincorporated, so Ashland County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 New Odanah.
New Odanah faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in nearly four fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in New Odanah, 65% come from cold waves and 27% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
New Odanah stands out in Wisconsin and nationally, with more of its residents who live below the poverty line
Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles. Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a lower middle household income than New Odanah. The share of working residents in New Odanah who work locally: 4.3%. The top destinations are White River (52%), Ashland (22%) and Sanborn (5%).
| New Odanah | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 30% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $40,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Wisconsin and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in New Odanah is cooler
Expect cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers in New Odanah. July afternoons reach 76°, January nights drop to 8° and about 74 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy New Odanah is
Nearly half of adults have obesity in New Odanah. Of 32 CDC measures, New Odanah beats the Wisconsin average on 1 and trails it on 24. No town among the 358 in Wisconsin we compare has a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than New Odanah.
| New Odanah | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 17% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | New Odanah | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.9% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.7% | 5.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of New Odanah is conserved land
1.1 miles of trail. New Odanah’s concentration of trails stands at 0.5 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about New Odanah
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Odanah
About 5 of every 100 New Odanah residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
96% of working residents leave New Odanah for work
Where New Odanah’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About New Odanah
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
New Odanah is a census-designated place in the town of Sanborn, Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 466 as of the 2020 census. New Odanah is located on the Bad River Indian Reservation. In local parlance, New Odanah is considered part of Odanah, which is the only name that appears on Wisconsin DOT state and county maps.
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- Area
- 3.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 617 ft
Questions about New Odanah
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Odanah, WI a good place to live?
New Odanah has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.