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Sheboygan Falls gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $338K, 4.6 years of the Sheboygan metro’s $73K median household income. It grades A− overall, 134th of 357 graded towns in Wisconsin. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. Sheboygan Falls’ average trip to work is 14 minutes, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On history, just 43 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do better. Sheboygan Falls's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 90% of U.S. towns.
Where Sheboygan Falls beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Sheboygan Falls is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Its founding year, 1835, comes before those of 94% of the Wisconsin towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 1,174 in 1870, 8,210 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sheboygan Falls, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Sheboygan Falls.
Sheboygan Falls trades workers with Sheboygan and other neighbors and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin; it also has seen reported crime rise by about half.
9.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Sheboygan Falls’ trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Rochester Park, at 21 acres.
| Sheboygan Falls | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. River Park | 0.3 mi | 12 |
| 2. Rochester Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Sheboygan Falls School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Sheboygan Falls High, with 511 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheboygan Falls ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 568 | B |
| Sheboygan Falls HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 511 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes rose from 26 to 105 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 7 reported in 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Sheboygan Falls is 11.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Sheboygan Falls | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.2 per 1,000 residents | 6.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Sheboygan Falls since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 13.1°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 95% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 80.3°.
Sheboygan Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. About 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Sheboygan Falls | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 80°F | 82°F | 85°F |
| January low | 13°F | 11°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sheboygan Falls has about as many jobs (3,477) as working residents, but only 481 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 13.8 minutes, against 22.2 across Wisconsin.
Most working residents leave Sheboygan Falls for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Sheboygan (26%), Kohler (8%) and Plymouth (7%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
| Sheboygan Falls | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sheboygan Falls beats the Wisconsin average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of adults feel lonely in Sheboygan Falls.
| Sheboygan Falls | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Sheboygan Falls | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.7% | 6.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Wisconsin average. Sheboygan Falls has grown 5.9% since 2020, to 8,687 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 22% of Sheboygan Falls residents are 65 or older.
| Sheboygan Falls | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 43 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Sheboygan Falls | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.6% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.2% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Typical home values rose 6.3% in the year to September 2026.
| Sheboygan Falls | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $883 a month | $1,080 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 74% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sheboygan Falls. Close and well known come first.
35 mi LakeLake Winnebago
27 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
24 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State Forest
6 mi Theme parkBlue Harbor Resort
6 mi MuseumJohn Michael Kohler Arts Center
14 mi MuseumWade House Historic SiteLake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Blue Harbor Resort: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · John Michael Kohler Arts Center: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wade House Historic Site: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sheboygan Falls
About 5 of every 100 Sheboygan Falls residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
City in United States, Town of Rochester
Sheboygan Falls is a city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Sheboygan River. The population was 8,210 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Sheboygan metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Sheboygan Falls.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheboygan Falls | #134 | A− | B+ | B+ | B− | B |
| Sheboygan Falls | — | — | C | — | B | B |
| Lima | #124 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Kohler | — | — | C− | C+ | A+ | A |
| Wilson | #325 | C | C | — | C− | B− |
Sheboygan Falls and Kohler have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sheboygan Falls, Lima and Wilson report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sheboygan Falls with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Sheboygan Falls grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #134 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B for health, B+ for safety and B− for schools.
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+.
2 notable people were born here, including Charles H. Weisse and Joan Milke Flores.
