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St. MarieWI

A town of 365.

Is St. Marie a good place to live?

11% of residents are under 18 in St. Marie, against 21% in Wisconsin’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Among 363 Wisconsin towns, just one has a higher midpoint age than St. Marie. 24% of the land in St. Marie is conserved, above both the Wisconsin town median (3.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Puchyan Prairie State Natural Area, at 392 acres. St. Marie has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

365 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to St. Marie: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Marie, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have St. Marie’s trash rules yet
SchoolsPrinceton School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereTown of St. Marie ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP codes54968, 54960, 5494154968 62% · 54960 26% · 54941 11%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 St. Marie.

Work & commute

St. Marie stands out in Wisconsin and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally

Half the trips to work are shorter than 21 miles. St. Marie’s median household income is $57,000. The top destinations are Ripon (16%), Princeton (8%) and Berlin (6%). In St. Marie, 5% of residents live below the poverty line.

1%work in town
St. MarieWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Median household income$57,000$87,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town0.7%8.3%8%
Below the poverty line5%6.4%9.6%
Average trip to work25 minutes22 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In St. Marie1%
Ripon16%
Princeton8%
Berlin6%
Oshkosh5%
21 mi
median commute distance
15
jobs based in St. Marie
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up 23.7% of St. Marie

Across 1 park or preserve: 0.4 miles of trail.

23.7%conserved
23.7%
conserved · 5,052 of 21,319 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Puchyan Prairie State Natural Area—392

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is St. Marie’s year

The range runs from 9° on a January night to 82° on a July afternoon, with about 42 inches of snow a winter.

42″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–30°
Spring34–56°
Summer58–80°
Fall38–59°
Oct 8
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in St. Marie than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country

Among adults in St. Marie, 15% have diabetes. Only 9 of the 358 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than St. Marie. Against the Wisconsin average, St. Marie comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12.

St. MarieWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%11%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%33%35%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)32%26%25%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
2 better18 too close to call12 worse
What stands outSt. MarieWI
More adults treating high blood pressure82.4%77.8%
More adults getting cholesterol checked88.1%85.9%
More adults with COPD9.3%6.5%
Thedacare Medical Center - Berlin
9.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

St. Marie has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Compared with 58% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in St. Marie is lower. 46% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 16%. Federal aid has come to St. Marie households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2008.

42risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
42Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about St. Marie

16pages on St. Marie
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Marie

About 1 of every 100 St. Marie residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave St. Marie for work

Where St. Marie’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16% → Ripon Ripon 16% 8% → Princeton Princeton 8% 6% → Berlin Berlin 6% 5% → Oshkosh Oshkosh 5% 4% → Green Lake Green Lake 4% 2% → Rosendale Rosendale 2% St. Marie · 1% stay
15jobs based in St. Marie
1%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About St. Marie

Town in Wisconsin, United States

St. Marie is a town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 352 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
34 sq mi
Elevation
771 ft
Area code
920

Questions about St. Marie

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is St. Marie, WI a good place to live?

St. Marie has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.