SaynerWI
A town of 213, settled in 1898.
Is Sayner a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Northern Highland American Legion State Forest, at 201 acres. Sayner has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
213 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sayner: who provides what
Sayner is unincorporated, so Vilas 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sayner.
A job hub: Sayner has 1.5 jobs for every working resident and draws in 116 commuters
Sayner’s typical journey to work stands at 16 minutes. Employers in Sayner added 20 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 116. The top destinations are Arbor Vitae (17%), Minocqua (13%) and Lac du Flambeau (8%).
| Sayner | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Sayner is cold waves, at a very low overall level
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Sayner than in 89% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Sayner break down as 58% from cold waves and 27% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sayner stands out in Wisconsin and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is cooler
The seasons in Sayner: cold, snowy winters, pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 3° and about 99 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults sleep under 7 hours in Sayner than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country
For adults in Sayner, the share who had a checkup this year is 80%. 12% of adults smoke cigarettes here, below both the Wisconsin town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Only 3 of the 358 Wisconsin towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Sayner. Two figures for adults in the town: 13% report frequent mental distress, 27% feel lonely.
| Sayner | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Sayner | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.1% | 9.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.6% | 5.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.5% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow puts the typical Sayner home at about $314K
90% of Sayner households live in a home they own. Home values are up 10% over the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1% of Sayner is conserved land
Trails total 1.7 miles in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density for Sayner comes to 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Sayner | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northern Highland American Legion State Forest | 0.8 mi | 201 |
| 2. Sayner Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sayner
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sayner; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Sayner residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Every workday, about 116 people come to Sayner for work
Where Sayner’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Sayner
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sayner, WI a good place to live?
Sayner has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.