Is Scott a good place to live?
The best of Scott’s subject grades is an A− for civic life. Scott’s median age is 50.9 years, against 42.1 years in Wisconsin’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 17 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Scott has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,371 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Scott grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Scott is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Scott: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Scott, 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 Scott.
Scott has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Scott for work: only 2% work in town. Scott’s average trip to work is 27 minutes, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 7.5% of Scott workers work from home.
| Scott | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.5% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health in Scott trails 67% of U.S. towns
Scott beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 42% of adults have obesity in Scott.
| Scott | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Scott | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.6% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Scott
Scott has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Scott is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Scott faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Granite Peak Ski Area and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Scott. Close and well known come first.
15 mi MuseumLeigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
15 mi TheatreGrand TheaterPhoto credits
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum: User:Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Grand Theater: Billertl, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Scott
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Scott
About 2 of every 100 Scott residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
98% of working residents leave Scott for work
Where Scott’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Scott
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Scott is a town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,377 at the 2020 census, down from 1,432 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 31 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,332 ft
Questions about Scott
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Scott, WI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.