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Sugar Creek is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, ranked 138th of 357 in Wisconsin, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $102K. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 73% of the country. A typical home there costs about $378K, 4.7 years of the Whitewater area’s $81K median household income. Sugar Creek’s median age is 53.3 years, above both the Wisconsin town median (42.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Turtle Valley Wildlife Area, at 1,200 acres with 5.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Sugar Creek has 1 place on the National Register.
Where Sugar Creek beats most towns.
Where Sugar Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Sugar Creek is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 4 maps from 1893 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sugar Creek, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Sugar Creek.
Sugar Creek sends most of its workers to Elkhorn and beyond and has cooler summers than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
Sugar Creek has 347 jobs for its 2,027 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Sugar Creek for work: only 2% work in town. 2.4% of Sugar Creek residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Sugar Creek has added 24 jobs, to 347 in 2023.
| Sugar Creek | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.3% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Elkhorn Area School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tibbets ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 431 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
21% of adults binge drink in Sugar Creek. Sugar Creek beats the Wisconsin average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Sugar Creek.
| Sugar Creek | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Sugar Creek | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 12.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Sugar Creek | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.4% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Turtle Valley Wildlife Area | 5.8 mi | 1,200 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide). 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Sugar Creek | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 32% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.6 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Sugar Creek | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24.7% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.8% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.4% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.3% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.3% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,900, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons average 82.5°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 90% of Wisconsin places with climate records; January nights average 12.5°.
Sugar Creek has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The January low in Sugar Creek is 13°F. About 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Sugar Creek | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 13°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 83°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Typical home values rose 5.2% in the year to September 2026.
| Sugar Creek | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,037 a month | $1,080 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sugar Creek
About 4 of every 100 Sugar Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Sugar Creek is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,902 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Millard and Tibbets are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Abells Corners is also located partially in the town.
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5 towns share a border with Sugar Creek.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Creek | #138 | A− | B− | — | B− | B+ |
| Elkhorn | #116 | A− | C+ | A− | B | B+ |
| Richmond | — | — | B | — | C | B− |
| La Grange | — | — | C+ | — | C | B |
| Lafayette | — | — | C | — | B | B+ |
| Delavan | #213 | B | B− | A− | C | B |
Richmond, La Grange and Lafayette have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sugar Creek, Richmond, La Grange and Lafayette report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sugar Creek with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Sugar Creek grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #138 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
