SchleswigWI
A town of 1,957, organized in 1855.
Is Schleswig a good place to live?
Schleswig’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Schleswig’s median age is 51.7 years, against 42.1 years in Wisconsin’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Kiel Marsh Wildlife Area, at 199 acres. Schleswig has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Schleswig stand out
Where Schleswig beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Schleswig for work
Where Schleswig’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Schleswig grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Schleswig is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Schleswig: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Schleswig, 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 Schleswig.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Schleswig
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Schleswig has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Schleswig for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Sheboygan (13%), Kiel (10%) and Manitowoc (7%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
| Schleswig | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.1% | 12% | 11% |
| 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
Fewer young adults than Wisconsin overall
That puts Schleswig above both the Wisconsin town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (38% statewide). 24% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Schleswig.
| Schleswig | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 32% | 29% |
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 ±3.9 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Schleswig | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.3% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.6% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.8% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.4% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
In Schleswig, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Schleswig has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Schleswig is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Schleswig are healthier than 55% of U.S. towns
Schleswig tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures. 20% of Schleswig adults binge drink.
| Schleswig | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Schleswig | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Walla Hi County Park | 6 mi | 159 |
| 2. Kiel Marsh Wildlife Area | — | 199 |
| 3. Kiel Soccer Fields | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lambeau Field and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Schleswig. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
22 mi LakeLake Winnebago
19 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
39 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
38 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
32 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State ForestPhoto credits
Lambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
Everything we know about Schleswig
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Schleswig
About 5 of every 100 Schleswig residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
About Schleswig
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Schleswig is a town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,912 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 866 ft
- Area code
- 920
Schleswig’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Schleswig.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schleswig | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Kiel | #2 | A+ | A− | A | A− | B− |
| Rhine | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| New Holstein | — | — | B+ | — | B | B+ |
| Eaton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meeme | — | — | B | — | A− | B |
| Charlestown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Schleswig, Rhine, New Holstein and Meeme have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Schleswig, Rhine, New Holstein and Meeme report no FBI crime data of their own. Eaton and Charlestown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Schleswig with a neighbor →
Questions about Schleswig
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Schleswig, 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−.