SaxevilleSpringwaterFireDepartment, 2010
Saxeville’s story
174 years in pictures
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2005.
- 1852Saxeville is settled
SaxevilleWI
86% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Population
1,026
2025 Census estimate · +2.5% since 2020
Median home value
$228K
Census ACS
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
57.3
years
Jobs based here
74
A commuter town
Is Saxeville a good place to live?
Saxeville’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Saxeville’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, above both the Wisconsin town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 363 Wisconsin towns, just 6 have a higher median age than Saxeville. Only 30 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on the outdoors. Saxeville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Saxeville stand out
Where Saxeville beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Saxeville7.1
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical WI town3.8
Civic lifeA
86% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Wisconsin town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
0historic places
History
Settled in 1852
A long history
A history going back 174 years.
Small town
1,026 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
LeonBloomfieldPine RiverPoy SippiLindSpringwaterSaxeville
How Saxeville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Saxeville is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.7 of 20; 1.5% of households have no car; 1.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Jobs & incomeC+Open →SchoolsBehind 60% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduationC+Open →HealthThedacare Medical Center - Wild Rose 9.8 miles awayC+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $228K, 3.4 years of the county’s $67K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →HistoryC+Open →Civic life7.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Saxeville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Saxeville, and how to reach them.
WaterPineland Park 1No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpSaxeville Collection SiteWed 12 pm–4 pm; Sat 10 am–4 pmOpenStreetMap
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereTown of Saxeville ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes54965, 54984, 54981, 5498354965 57% · 54984 30% · 54981 10% · 54983 3%Census 2020
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 Saxeville.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Most of Saxeville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Saxeville for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Saxeville has lost 62 jobs, to 74 in 2023. Saxeville’s median household income is $72,000, against $87,000 in Wisconsin’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
2%work in town
| Saxeville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Saxeville2%
Oshkosh9%
Waupaca8%
Appleton5%
Fox Crossing4%
30 mi
median commute distance
74
jobs based in Saxeville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Saxeville, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Saxeville 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.
49″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter12–28°
Spring33–55°
Summer57–80°
Fall38–58°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Saxeville is less healthy than 57% of U.S. towns
Saxeville beats the Wisconsin average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Saxeville.
43%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Saxeville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
2 better23 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Saxeville | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.6% | 77.8% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.3% | 85.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 6.6% |
Thedacare Medical Center - Wild Rose
9.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Saxeville
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Saxeville
17pages on Saxeville
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Saxeville; the nearest are
Ripon CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ripon26.4 mi$51,900 tuitionUniversity of Wisconsin-OshkoshUniversity or college · Public · Oshkosh27.5 mi$8,532 in-state tuitionFox Valley Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Appleton29.9 mi$5,040 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Saxeville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Saxeville for work
Where Saxeville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
74jobs based in Saxeville
2%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Saxeville
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Saxeville is a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 996 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Saxeville is located in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 833 ft
Questions about Saxeville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Saxeville, WI a good place to live?
86% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Is Saxeville, 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 B−.