Is Pensaukee a good place to live?
The best of Pensaukee’s subject grades is a B+ for incomes. 13% of residents are under 18 in Pensaukee, against 21% in Wisconsin’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 3 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pensaukee. The biggest park or preserve is Oconto County Forest, at 564 acres. Pensaukee has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,394 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Pensaukee grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Pensaukee is from typical.
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Moving to Pensaukee: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pensaukee, 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 Pensaukee.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Pensaukee’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Pensaukee for work: only 1% work in town. Pensaukee’s average trip to work is 27 minutes, above the Wisconsin town median (22 minutes) and near the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Green Bay (19%), Ashwaubenon (7%) and Oconto (6%).
| Pensaukee | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pensaukee faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pensaukee has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Pensaukee has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Pensaukee’s July high is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Pensaukee is less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns
Pensaukee tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures. 43% of Pensaukee adults have obesity.
| Pensaukee | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pensaukee has set aside 5.9% of its land for conservation
1.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oconto County Forest | — | 564 |
| 2. Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area-Pensaukee Unit | — | 523 |
| 3. Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area-Charles Pond Unit | — | 92 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lambeau Field and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pensaukee. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
21 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
22 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
18 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement Park
21 mi MuseumPeshtigo Fire Museum11 mi Zoo & aquariumNortheastern Wisconsin ZooPhoto credits
Lambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Peshtigo Fire Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
Everything we know about Pensaukee
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pensaukee; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Pensaukee residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Pensaukee for work
Where Pensaukee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pensaukee
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Pensaukee is a town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States, on the coast of Green Bay. The population was 1,352 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 604 ft
Questions about Pensaukee
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pensaukee, WI expensive?
The typical home is worth about $259,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.