Sandy HookWI
268 residents make their home in this town in Wisconsin.
Is Sandy Hook a good place to live?
Sandy Hook’s average commute is 14 minutes, below both the Wisconsin town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Sandy Hook’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both Wisconsin’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). Sandy Hook has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
268 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sandy Hook.
Young adults are more common in Sandy Hook than in Wisconsin
Adults 18 to 34 are 40% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 27% of residents (38% statewide). 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.2 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Sandy Hook | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 40.3% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4.1% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 29.3% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.5% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.3% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
The biggest natural risk in Sandy Hook is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
FEMA puts 35% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to cold waves. Sandy Hook’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 19 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Sandy Hook’s workers commute out
For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away. Sandy Hook: 2% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Dubuque (24%), Platteville (5%) and Hazel Green (5%).
| Sandy Hook | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Sandy Hook
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 12° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Sandy Hook is
14% of adults have diabetes in Sandy Hook. The town does better than the Wisconsin average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. Among adults locally, 32% get no exercise outside work and 28% feel lonely.
| Sandy Hook | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sandy Hook | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 9.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.6% | 77.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Sandy Hook
Charles Mound and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sandy Hook. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MountainCharles Mound
39 mi National MonumentEffigy Mounds National Monument57K visitors a year
4 mi MuseumNational Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium250K visitors a year
4 mi TheatreFive Flags Center13 mi MuseumChicago Athenaeum4 mi MuseumDubuque Museum of ArtPhoto credits
Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Effigy Mounds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Five Flags Center: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Sandy Hook: who provides what
Sandy Hook is unincorporated, so Grant County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
98% of working residents leave Sandy Hook for work
Where Sandy Hook’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Sandy Hook
About 0 of every 100 Sandy Hook residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Sandy Hook
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
Sandy Hook is a census-designated place in the town of Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 293 as of the 2020 census, up from 185 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 879 ft
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