St. PeterWI
The town was settled in 1893 and has 1,413 residents today.
Is St. Peter a good place to live?
St. Peter’s typical household income is $138,000, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at $87,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Among 363 Wisconsin towns, just 4 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than St. Peter. The biggest place to walk is Kiekhaefer Park, 147 acres with 1.1 miles of trail. We don’t grade St. Peter yet; the figures below are still real.
1,413 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to St. Peter: who provides what
St. Peter is unincorporated, so Fond du Lac County and regional agencies provide most services.
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. Peter.
St. Peter has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with 90% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in St. Peter is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 39% come from inland flooding and 24% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in St. Peter work out of town
For St. Peter, the typical journey to work is 21 minutes. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The town had 73 jobs in 2023, up 25 from 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 9 miles.
| St. Peter | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer adults under 35 in St. Peter than across Wisconsin
Four-year graduates: 32% of adults 25 and older here, 33% across Wisconsin. Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (21% statewide). The midpoint age in St. Peter is 45.5 years.
| St. Peter | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.5 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 34% and 66% women
The Census survey reached too few of St. Peter’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±15.8 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| St. Peter | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.1% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.5% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.1% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 23.9% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.5% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
The climate in St. Peter brings four seasons and pleasant summers
St. Peter’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy St. Peter is
In St. Peter, a fifth of adults binge drink. The share of adults in St. Peter who sleep under 7 hours: 29%.
| St. Peter | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | St. Peter | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.1% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 4.9% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kiekhaefer Park | 1.1 mi | 147 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in St. Peter sells for about $632K at the median
94% of households are owner-occupiers in St. Peter.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lake Winnebago and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Peter. Close and well known come first.
13 mi LakeLake Winnebago
38 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
25 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State Forest
15 mi MuseumEAA Aviation Museum
32 mi Theme parkBlue Harbor Resort
32 mi MuseumJohn Michael Kohler Arts CenterPhoto credits
Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · EAA Aviation Museum: 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
Everything we know about St. Peter
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of St. Peter
About 4 of every 100 St. Peter residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
St. Peter has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
1,489 counted in 2010 and 1,642 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
About St. Peter
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
St. Peter is an unincorporated census-designated place in the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Peebles and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Silica. It was located on Wisconsin Highway 149 before the highway was decommissioned and turned over to county control as County Highway WH. As of the 2020 census, its population is 1,642, up from 1,489 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,063 ft
Questions about St. Peter
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Is St. Peter, WI a good place to live?
We don’t grade St. Peter yet; the figures below are still real.