Spring BrookWI
A town of 1,793.
Is Spring Brook a good place to live?
Spring Brook’s best subject grades are a B for health and schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 32 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on walkability. The biggest park or preserve is Muddy Creek Wildlife Area, at 862 acres. Spring Brook has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Spring Brook for work
Where Spring Brook’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Spring Brook grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Spring Brook is from typical.
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Moving to Spring Brook: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring Brook, 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 Spring Brook.
Spring Brook stands out in Wisconsin and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
1% of Spring Brook working residents work locally, against 8.3% in Wisconsin’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The average trip to work in Spring Brook is 27 minutes. The top destinations are Eau Claire (26%), Menomonie (20%) and Union (5%).
| Spring Brook | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Spring Brook
Spring Brook has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 6° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Spring Brook is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Spring Brook beats the Wisconsin average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 21% of Spring Brook adults binge drink, above both Wisconsin’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (16%). 75% of adults had a checkup this year in Spring Brook.
| Spring Brook | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Spring Brook | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 75% | 77.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Wisconsin overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (38% statewide). Spring Brook has grown 5.8% since 2020, to 1,793 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 24% of Spring Brook residents are under 18.
| Spring Brook | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.9 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Spring Brook | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.3% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.7% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.6% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.1% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
Moderate risk in Spring Brook, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Spring Brook since 2004.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 3.4% of Spring Brook
6.8 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Spring Brook’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Spring Brook | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dunnville Wildlife Area Leased Private Lands | 1 mi | 131 |
| 2. Dunnville Wildlife Area | 0.7 mi | 117 |
| 3. Muddy Creek Wildlife Area | 0.2 mi | 862 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Spring Brook
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Brook
About 4 of every 100 Spring Brook residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Spring Brook
Place in Wisconsin, United States
Spring Brook is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,687 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Falls City is located in the town.
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Spring Brook’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Spring Brook.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Brook | — | — | C+ | — | B | B |
| Rock Creek | — | — | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Peru | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elk Mound | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Union | #195 | B+ | B− | — | B− | B+ |
| Red Cedar | — | — | C | — | B | B |
| Dunn | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B |
Spring Brook, Rock Creek, Elk Mound, Red Cedar and Dunn have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Spring Brook, Rock Creek, Elk Mound, Union, Red Cedar and Dunn report no FBI crime data of their own. Peru isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Spring Brook with a neighbor →
Questions about Spring Brook
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spring Brook, 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 C+.