St Kunegunda Catholic Church, 2015
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A town of 1,876. Public schools that outperform most of Wisconsin.
Population
1,876
2025 Census estimate · +2.9% since 2020
Median home value
$281K
Census ACS
Household income
$79K
median
Median age
54.1
years
Jobs based here
312
A commuter town
Is Sugar Camp a good place to live?
The best of Sugar Camp’s subject grades is an A− for schools. 31% of residents are 65 or older in Sugar Camp, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 6 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower July high than Sugar Camp. 21% of the land in Sugar Camp is conserved, against 3.8% in Wisconsin’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Northern Highland American Legion State Forest, 12,414 acres with 25.7 miles of trail. Only 80 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on history. Sugar Camp has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sugar Camp stand out
Where Sugar Camp beats most towns.
Three Lakes School District
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar Camp Elementary | PK–6 | 111 |
SchoolsA−
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Sugar Camp5.2
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical WI town3.8
Civic lifeB+
34% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Wisconsin town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
A commuter town
94% of working residents leave Sugar Camp for work
Where Sugar Camp’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
312jobs based in Sugar Camp
6%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Sugar Camp grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Sugar Camp is from typical.
SchoolsA−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $281K, 4 years of the county’s $69K median household incomeBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.4 of 20; 0.8% of households have no car; 2.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listBOpen →Jobs & income$79K median household incomeB−Open →HealthAspirus Eagle River Hospital 9.8 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
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 Sugar Camp: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sugar Camp, and how to reach them.
PowerWisconsin Public Service17.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers89% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sugar Camp’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 Sugar Camp ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP codes54501, 5452154501 58% · 54521 42%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 Sugar Camp.
SchoolsA−
On state tests, Sugar Camp’s schools beat 79% of Wisconsin districts
Its public schools are run by the Three Lakes School District. Its one school is below.
79%of WI districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Camp ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 111 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Sugar Camp has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Sugar Camp for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Sugar Camp has added 98 jobs, to 312 in 2023. Sugar Camp’s average trip to work is 27 minutes.
6%work in town
| Sugar Camp | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Sugar Camp6%
Rhinelander22%
Three Lakes6%
Eagle River6%
Newbold4%
15 mi
median commute distance
312
jobs based in Sugar Camp
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Who lives here
Older than Wisconsin overall
People 65 and older are 31% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Sugar Camp is 54.1 years. Sugar Camp has grown 2.9% since 2020, to 1,876 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
54.1median age · WI 40.2
| Sugar Camp | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.1 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 32% | 29% |
Sugar CampWisconsinUnited States
Ages · share of residents
18%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma3%
High school30%
Some college28%
Associate’s12%
Bachelor’s19%
Graduate8%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Sugar Camp | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.4% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.2% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 28% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.5% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.2% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
OutdoorsA−
Sugar Camp has set aside 20.6% of its land for conservation
42 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
20.6%conserved
20.6%
conserved · 12,793 of 62,124 acres
42 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northern Highland American Legion State Forest | 25.7 mi | 12,414 |
| 2. Tara Lila LLC Ripco Road Unit | — | 779 |
| 3. Tara Lila LLC Sundstein Road Unit | — | 263 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Sugar Camp has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Sugar Camp has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 3° and about 77 inches of snow falls in a winter.
77″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter6–25°
Spring27–51°
Summer52–75°
Fall34–53°
Sep 24
typical first frost
May 25
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB−
Residents of Sugar Camp are less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
Sugar Camp beats the Wisconsin average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Sugar Camp.
49%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Sugar Camp | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
2 better21 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Sugar Camp | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.5% | 77.8% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88% | 85.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 8.6% |
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital
9.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Moderate risk in Sugar Camp, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sugar Camp
17pages on Sugar Camp
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sugar Camp
Nicolet Area Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Rhinelander13.8 mi$4,793 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Sugar Camp residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Sugar Camp
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Sugar Camp is a town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,819 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Sugar Camp is located in the town
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 98 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,663 ft
Sugar Camp’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Sugar Camp.
Three LakesLincolnNewboldCloverlandPine LakeStellaSugar Camp
How the neighbors grade
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Camp | — | — | B | — | A− | B− |
| Three Lakes | — | — | B | — | A− | B |
| Lincoln | #240 | B− | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Newbold | #297 | C+ | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| Cloverland | — | — | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Pine Lake | #284 | C+ | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Stella | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sugar Camp, Three Lakes and Cloverland have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sugar Camp, Three Lakes, Lincoln, Newbold, Cloverland and Pine Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Stella isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sugar Camp with a neighbor →
Questions about Sugar Camp
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sugar Camp, WI a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Wisconsin.
Is Sugar Camp, 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.