RoyaltonWI
A town of 1,330, settled in 1863.
Is Royalton a good place to live?
Royalton’s weakest subject grade is a C for cost of living. Royalton’s median age is 52.2 years, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 42.1 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 4 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Royalton. On the outdoors, just 45 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Royalton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Royalton stand out
Where Royalton beats most towns.
1,330 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Royalton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Royalton is from typical.
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Moving to Royalton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Royalton, 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 Royalton.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Royalton
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Royalton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Royalton’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Royalton for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Royalton has lost 65 jobs, to 51 in 2023. The top destinations are Waupaca (9%), New London (8%) and Appleton (7%).
| Royalton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.1% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Royalton has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Royalton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 9° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Royalton trails 58% of U.S. towns
Royalton beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of Royalton adults binge drink, close to Wisconsin’s towns (20%) and above U.S. towns (16%). 13% of Royalton adults have diabetes.
| Royalton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Royalton | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.7% | 6.5% |
| More adults with arthritis | 30.3% | 26.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Royalton Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Royalton
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Royalton; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Royalton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Royalton for work
Where Royalton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Royalton
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Royalton is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,359 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Baldwins Mill and Royalton are located in the town.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 810 ft
Questions about Royalton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Royalton, 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 C.