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A town of 4,048, settled in 1891.
Pulaski is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, ranked 41st of 357 in Wisconsin. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 87% of U.S. towns, the median household earns $71K, and its public schools beat 76% of Wisconsin towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in cost of living. Only 62 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score higher on hazard risk. Pulaski’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both the Wisconsin town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Only 63 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score higher on the outdoors.
Where Pulaski beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Pulaski is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 436 in 1910, 3,870 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pulaski, 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 Pulaski.
Pulaski trades workers with Green Bay and other neighbors and sees little violent crime.
3.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Pulaski Community School District. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Pulaski High, with 1,165 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski Community MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 846 | B |
| Pulaski HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,165 | A− |
| Glenbrook ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 519 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Pulaski since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
Pulaski’s property crime rate is 5.2 per 1,000 residents, close to Wisconsin’s towns (6.5) and below U.S. towns (9.9).
| Pulaski | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.2 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
Pulaski has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Pulaski’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pulaski has about as many jobs (1,708) as working residents, but only 241 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Pulaski for work: only 12% work in town. The average trip to work in Pulaski is 26 minutes. The top destinations are Green Bay (20%), Ashwaubenon (10%) and Howard (6%).
| Pulaski | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Pulaski home is worth about $383,000, up 7.5% in a year, 14% above the Wisconsin typical home. 64% of Pulaski households own their home.
| Pulaski | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $891 a month | $1,080 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
41% of adults have obesity in Pulaski.
| Pulaski | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pulaski | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.7% | 11.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pulaski. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
15 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
16 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
16 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement Park7 mi Zoo & aquariumNortheastern Wisconsin Zoo
36 mi MuseumPeshtigo Fire MuseumLambeau 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
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pulaski
About 5 of every 100 Pulaski residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Pulaski ( pə-LASS-kee) is a village in Brown, Oconto, and Shawano counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,870 at the 2020 census. Of this, 3,650 were in Brown County, 220 in Shawano County, and none in Oconto County. The Brown and Oconto County portions of Pulaski are part of the Green Bay metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Pulaski.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | #41 | A | B− | A | A− | B |
| Pittsfield | #76 | A | B− | — | A− | B |
| Chase | #104 | A− | B+ | — | A− | B |
| Maple Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angelica | — | — | B | — | A− | B |
Angelica has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Pittsfield, Chase and Angelica report no FBI crime data of their own. Maple Grove isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pulaski with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Pulaski grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #41 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B for health, A for safety and A− for schools.
That is 4.8 years of the area's median household income ($79,267 across the Green Bay, 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 B−.
2 notable people were born here, including Deedra Irwin and Harry Rozmiarek.
