Buying stamps in post office. Siren, Wisconsin, 1941
Siren’s story
Siren in pictures
Census counts: 613 in 1950, 824 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
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SirenWI
2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town. A town of 1,026 in Wisconsin.
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Photo: Aarongunnar · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,026
2025 Census estimate · +1.9% since 2020
Median home value
$246K
Census ACS
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
57.5
years
Jobs based here
228
A commuter town
Is Siren a good place to live?
Siren’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a D for schools. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Siren, against 20% in Wisconsin’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. On incomes, just 29 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Siren is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 69% of U.S. towns. On history, just 21 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Clam Lake Wildlife Area, at 261 acres. Only 55 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns score higher on civic life. Siren has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Siren stand out
Where Siren beats most towns.
Small town
1,026 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
La FolletteDanielsMeenonClam FallsLewisWest SwedenSiren
How Siren grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Siren is from typical.
SchoolsBehind 93% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduationDOpen →Jobs & income$63K median household incomeDOpen →HealthLess healthy than 77% of U.S. towns; Burnett Medical Center 17.1 miles awayC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.6 of 20; 10.4% of households have no car; 5.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB+Open →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listBOpen →Cost of livingAbout average among the towns comparedB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 3% conserved landB−Open →History1 notable person born hereDOpen →Civic life8.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
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 Siren: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Siren, and how to reach them.
PowerNorthwestern Wisconsin Elec14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSiren WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Siren’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 Siren ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP codes54872, 54893, 5483754872 91% · 54893 8% · 54837 2%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 Siren.
HealthC−
A larger share of adults in Siren report frequent physical distress than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
Among adults in Siren, 30% feel lonely. Against the Wisconsin average, Siren comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 14.
23%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Siren | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
1 better17 too close to call14 worse
| What stands out | Siren | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.7% | 77.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.7% | 9.9% |
Burnett Medical Center
17.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
With only 0.6 jobs per working resident, most people in Siren work out of town
The top destinations are Siren (15%), Grantsburg (8%) and Webster (6%). Only 3% of working residents stay in Siren for work; the rest commute out. Jobs in Siren grew by 83 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 228. In Siren, 21% of residents live below the poverty line.
3%work in town
| Siren | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Siren3%
Siren15%
Grantsburg8%
Webster6%
Meenon5%
16 mi
median commute distance
228
jobs based in Siren
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Siren: snowy winters and pleasant summers
The range runs from 2° on a January night to 81° on a July afternoon, with about 61 inches of snow a winter.
61″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter6–25°
Spring31–54°
Summer56–79°
Fall36–55°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Natural hazards: high risk in Siren, mostly inland flooding
Households in Siren have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2001. Compared with 64% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 66% come from inland flooding and 19% from cold waves.
64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.9%conserved
2.9%
conserved · 653 of 22,679 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clam Lake Wildlife Area | — | 261 |
| 2. Amsterdam Sloughs Wildlife Area | — | 218 |
| 3. Burnett County Forest | — | 62 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Siren
19pages on Siren
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Siren; the nearest are
Pine Technical & Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Pine City, MN30.8 mi$4,738 in-state tuitionLac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Hayward48 mi$6,030 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Siren residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Siren for work
Where Siren’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
228jobs based in Siren
3%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Siren
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Siren is a village in, and the county seat of, Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 824 at the 2020 census. The village is surrounded by the Town of Siren.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 965 ft
- ZIP code
- 54872
Questions about Siren
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Siren, WI a good place to live?
2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Is Siren, WI expensive?
The typical home is worth about $246,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.