SeymourWisconsin1, 2006
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Seymour in pictures
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A town of 1,201 in Wisconsin.
Population
1,201
2025 Census estimate · +0.8% since 2020
Median home value
$307K
Census ACS
Household income
$88K
median
Median age
48.3
years
Jobs based here
211
A commuter town
Is Seymour a good place to live?
The best of Seymour’s subject grades are a B for incomes and cost of living; the weakest is a C− for schools. Seymour’s age of the median resident is 48.3 years, above both Wisconsin’s towns (42.1 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Seymour has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Seymour stand out
Where Seymour beats most towns.
Small town
1,201 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
SeymourCiceroOneidaMaple GroveOsbornPittsfieldSeymour
How Seymour grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Seymour is from typical.
Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listAOpen →SchoolsBehind 78% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduationC−Open →Jobs & income$88K median household incomeBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $307K, 3.6 years of the Appleton metro’s $86K median household incomeBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.6 of 20; 1.4% of households have no car; 3.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →HealthAurora Baycare Medical Center 10.1 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsGraded on parks, trails and protected landCOpen →HistoryClose to the middle of the towns comparedB−Open →Civic life4.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
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 Seymour: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Seymour, and how to reach them.
PowerWe Energies20.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSeymour WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Seymour’s trash rules yet
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 Seymour ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code5416554165 100%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 Seymour.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Seymour faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected losses in Seymour break down as 52% from inland flooding and 25% from cold waves. In Seymour, the risk rating from FEMA is 11 of 100.
11risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Seymour work out of town
The top destinations are Green Bay (13%), Seymour (12%) and Appleton (9%). Only 2% of working residents stay in Seymour for work; the rest commute out. Since 2013, Seymour has lost 49 jobs, to 211 in 2023. The mean commuting time for Seymour comes to 28 minutes.
2%work in town
| Seymour | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.4% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Seymour2%
Green Bay13%
Seymour12%
Appleton9%
Ashwaubenon7%
16 mi
median commute distance
211
jobs based in Seymour
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
50″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–28°
Spring33–54°
Summer57–78°
Fall38–57°
Oct 9
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Fewer adults under 35 in Seymour than across Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 33% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 24%. Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide).
48.3median age · WI 40.2
| Seymour | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 32% | 29% |
SeymourWisconsinUnited States
Ages · share of residents
17%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma5%
High school42%
Some college13%
Associate’s16%
Bachelor’s20%
Graduate4%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 31% and 66% women
The Census survey reached too few of Seymour’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±17.3 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Seymour | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.4% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 13% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.6% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.2% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.1% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
HealthB−
On CDC estimates, Seymour is healthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Seymour, 21% binge drink. The town tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures. In Seymour, 32% of adults feel lonely, and 25% have been diagnosed with depression.
53%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Seymour | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 32% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Aurora Baycare Medical Center
10.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsC
Seymour has set aside 1% of its land for conservation
8.0 miles of trail. The concentration of trails in Seymour is 0.3 miles per square mile.
1%conserved
| Seymour | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1%
conserved · 186 of 19,272 acres
8.0 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 20 attractions →Lambeau Field and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Seymour. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
37 mi LakeLake Winnebago
13 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
14 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
16 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement Park14 mi Zoo & aquariumNortheastern Wisconsin ZooSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Lambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Seymour
18pages on Seymour
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Seymour
Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Green Bay10.3 mi$4,960 in-state tuitionRasmussen University-WisconsinUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Green Bay11.5 miSaint Norbert CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · De Pere14 mi$45,580 tuition
About 5 of every 100 Seymour residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Seymour for work
Where Seymour’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
211jobs based in Seymour
2%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Seymour
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Seymour, 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.