NewboldWI
A town of 2,869.
Is Newbold a good place to live?
Newbold is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 297th among Wisconsin's 357 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $76K. A typical home there costs about $274K, 3.9 years of the county’s $69K median household income. 38% of the land in Newbold is conserved, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 3.8% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Northern Highland American Legion State Forest, at 22,421 acres with 2.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. On history, just 19 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse.
What makes Newbold stand out
Where Newbold beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Newbold for work
Where Newbold’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Newbold grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Newbold is from typical.
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Moving to Newbold: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newbold, 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 Newbold.
Newbold is a second-home town, keeps more of its land conserved than most of Wisconsin and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns.
Nearly a third of Newbold is conserved land
Its 22,194 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of Wisconsin towns.
15 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Newbold’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Wisconsin’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northern Highland American Legion State Forest | 2.8 mi | 22,421 |
| 2. Oneida County Memorial Forest | — | 128 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Newbold’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Newbold for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Newbold grew to 402 in 2023, 112 more than in 2013. Newbold’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Newbold | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median age in Newbold is higher than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
45.3% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 6.2% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
The median age in Newbold is 56.4 years. People 65 and older are 31% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide). 16% of Newbold residents are under 18.
| Newbold | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56.4 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 31% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 16% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Newbold | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.9% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.6% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.5% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.1% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.5% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.6% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
Newbold stands out in Wisconsin and nationally, with a typical July afternoon cooler than most
The Rhinelander Wjfw Tv-12 weather station, 11 miles away, records that 82 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 77.3°, cooler than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 3.2°.
Only 7 of the 362 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower July high than Newbold. Newbold has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
| Newbold | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 77°F | 82°F | 85°F |
| January low | 3°F | 11°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Newbold faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Newbold is less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
Newbold beats the Wisconsin average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Newbold.
| Newbold | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Newbold | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.9% | 6.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Newbold
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Newbold
About 0 of every 100 Newbold residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Newbold
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Newbold is a town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,831 at the 2020 census. Tom Doyle Lake and the unincorporated communities of McNaughton and Newbold are located in the town.
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- Area
- 93 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,604 ft
Newbold’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Newbold.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbold | #297 | C+ | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| Lake Tomahawk | — | — | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Pine Lake | #284 | C+ | B | — | C+ | B− |
| St. Germain | — | — | B | — | B− | B− |
| Sugar Camp | — | — | B | — | A− | B− |
| Rhinelander | #226 | B | A− | B− | C+ | C |
| Crescent | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Woodruff | — | — | B+ | — | B | B− |
Lake Tomahawk, St. Germain, Sugar Camp, Crescent and Woodruff have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Newbold, Lake Tomahawk, Pine Lake, St. Germain, Sugar Camp, Crescent and Woodruff report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Newbold with a neighbor →
Questions about Newbold
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Newbold, WI a good place to live?
Newbold grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #297 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools.
Is Newbold, 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−.