RingleWI
A town of 1,763, settled in 1891.
Is Ringle a good place to live?
Ringle’s best subject grades are an A− for incomes and the outdoors; its weakest is a D for walkability. 97% of households own their home in Ringle, against 74% in Wisconsin’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. 11% of the land in Ringle is conserved, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 3.8% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 72 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Marathon County Forest-Ringle Marsh Unit, at 1,803 acres. Ringle has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Ringle for work
Where Ringle’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Ringle grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Ringle is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Ringle: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ringle, 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 Ringle.
Most of Ringle’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Ringle for work: only 1% work in town. 2.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Ringle. Since 2013, Ringle has added 87 jobs, to 186 in 2023.
| Ringle | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ringle’s public schools outperform 66% of Wisconsin districts
Its public schools are run by the D C Everest Area School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 487 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Fewer young adults than Wisconsin overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide). Ringle’s median age is 48.5 years. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Ringle | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.5 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.9 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 65% are men (WI 43%).
| Ringle | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.2% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.8% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.8% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.3% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.9% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Ringle
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Ringle, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Ringle has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Ringle is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Ringle are healthier than 63% of U.S. towns
Ringle tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures. 28% of Ringle adults feel lonely.
| Ringle | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ringle has set aside 11.3% of its land for conservation
26 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marathon County Forest-Ringle Marsh Unit | — | 1,803 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical home in Ringle is valued at about $348K
The typical Ringle home is worth about $348,000, up 12.5% in a year, close to the Wisconsin typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Granite Peak Ski Area and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ringle. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumLeigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
11 mi TheatreGrand TheaterPhoto credits
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum: User:Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Grand Theater: Billertl, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Ringle
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ringle
About 1 of every 100 Ringle residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Ringle
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Ringle is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,743 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Ringle is located in the town. On April 17, 2026, the town was hit by an EF3 tornado, and 75 homes were badly damaged or destroyed. No one was injured or killed in the storm outbreak, however.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 42 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,312 ft
- ZIP code
- 54471
Ringle’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Ringle.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringle | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Norrie | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Reid | — | — | A | — | B+ | B |
| Easton | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Hatley | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Weston · Weston | #98 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B+ |
Ringle, Norrie, Reid and Easton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ringle, Norrie, Reid, Easton and Weston report no FBI crime data of their own. Hatley isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Weston and Weston are one community, graded once. Compare Ringle with a neighbor →
Questions about Ringle
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ringle, WI expensive?
That is 4.5 years of the area's median household income ($77,884 across the Wausau, 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 C+.