Birdseye view of Stanley, Wis, 1912
Stanley’s story
Stanley in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1912 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
Explore the history →StanleyWI
A town of 2,492.
Population
2,492
2025 Census estimate · −2.1% since 2020
Median home value
$249K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
52.5
years
Jobs based here
325
A commuter town
Is Stanley a good place to live?
The best of Stanley’s subject grades is a B for schools. Stanley’s age of the median resident is 52.5 years, against 42.1 years in Wisconsin’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Only 6 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Stanley. The biggest park or preserve is Veterans Memorial Park, at 107 acres. Stanley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Stanley stand out
Where Stanley beats most towns.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Stanley for work
Where Stanley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
325jobs based in Stanley
1%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Stanley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Stanley is from typical.
Hazard riskcold waves tops the listB+Open →SchoolsBeat 64% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduationBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.6 of 20; 4.5% of households have no car; 2.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Jobs & incomeBOpen →HealthMarshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake 5.6 miles awayB−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $249K, 3.8 years of the Rice Lake area’s $66K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 1% conserved landCOpen →HistoryCOpen →Civic life3.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
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 Stanley: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stanley, and how to reach them.
PowerBarron Electric Coop16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCameron WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Stanley’s trash rules yet
SchoolsCameron School DistrictRice Lake Area School District2 districts serve Stanley; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 Stanley ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP codes54822, 54868, 5481254822 76% · 54868 20% · 54812 4%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 Stanley.
Who lives here
More middle-aged adults than Wisconsin overall
College graduates make up 27% of adults 25 and older, against 33% across Wisconsin. Adults 35 to 64 are 52% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide). 16% of Stanley residents are under 18. The town has lost 2.1% of its people since 2020, down to 2,492 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
52.5median age · WI 40.2
| Stanley | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
StanleyWisconsinUnited States
Ages · share of residents
24%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma11%
High school29%
Some college19%
Associate’s15%
Bachelor’s20%
Graduate7%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Stanley | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.6% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.7% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.5% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.3% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.9% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.7% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Most of Stanley’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Just 1% of Stanley’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs in Stanley grew by 118 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 325. The town’s income of the median household is $68,000, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at $87,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles.
1%work in town
| Stanley | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $68,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Stanley1%
Rice Lake29%
Barron9%
Eau Claire6%
Cameron4%
10 mi
median commute distance
325
jobs based in Stanley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Stanley faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Stanley is 28 of 100. FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 32% to inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Stanley households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2019.
28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
53″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter7–25°
Spring31–54°
Summer56–78°
Fall35–55°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB−
Health in Stanley trails 54% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in Stanley who have diabetes: 12%. In Stanley, 29% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 16% smoke cigarettes.
46%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Stanley | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Stanley | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.7% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.7% | 6.5% |
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake
5.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsC
Open space protected for good: 0.7% of Stanley
There are 1.2 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve.
0.7%conserved
0.7%
conserved · 145 of 20,065 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 107 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Stanley
18pages on Stanley
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Stanley
About 2 of every 100 Stanley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Stanley
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Stanley is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,570 at the 2020 census, up from 2,546 at the 2010 census. The town surrounds the village of Cameron but is separate from it.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,227 ft
Stanley’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Stanley.
Rice LakeRice LakeBarronPrairie LakeSumnerStanley
How the neighbors grade
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley | — | — | B− | — | B | B− |
| Rice Lake | #309 | C+ | C+ | C | B+ | C+ |
| Rice Lake | #144 | B+ | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Barron | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prairie Lake | — | — | C+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Sumner | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stanley and Prairie Lake have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Stanley, Rice Lake and Prairie Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Barron and Sumner aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Stanley with a neighbor →
Questions about Stanley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Stanley, 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 B−.