Tainter LakeWI
A town of 2,609 in Wisconsin.
Is Tainter Lake a good place to live?
Tainter Lake’s January low is 5°F, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 11°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. The biggest park or preserve is Russian Slough, at 70 acres. We don’t grade Tainter Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
Tainter Lake has grown 14% from 2010 to 2020
2,242 counted in 2010 and 2,550 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tainter Lake.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Tainter Lake’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Menomonie (25%), Eau Claire (14%) and Colfax (7%). Most working residents leave Tainter Lake for work: only 2% work in town. In Tainter Lake, the typical household income is $106,000. Half commute less than 21 miles.
| Tainter Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $106,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Tainter Lake, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 63% of Tainter Lake’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to cold waves. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Tainter Lake brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 5° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer adults under 35 in Tainter Lake than across Wisconsin
For residents in Tainter Lake, the share who are under 18 is 27%. Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (21% statewide). Four-year graduates: 42% of adults 25 and older here, 33% across Wisconsin. Its age of the median resident comes in at 38.6 years.
| Tainter Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 129 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.6 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 74% are men (WI 51%).
| Tainter Lake | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.3% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.9% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.9% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.1% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Tainter Lake is
Tainter Lake: 18% of adults binge drink. CDC measures, 32 in all: Tainter Lake beats Wisconsin on 5 and trails on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 29% feel lonely, 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Tainter Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 16% |
| What stands out | Tainter Lake | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8% | 9.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2% of the land in Tainter Lake is protected from building
8.6 miles of trail wind through 7 parks and preserves. Tainter Lake’s density of trails stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Tainter Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Red Cedar River Savanna State Natural Area | — | 259 |
| 2. Russian Slough | 0.1 mi | 70 |
| 3. Pioneer Disc Golf Course | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Tainter Lake sells for about $384K at the median
88% of households live in a home they own in Tainter Lake. In Tainter Lake, the median rent is $1,069 a month.
| Tainter Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,069 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Tainter Lake
Moving to Tainter Lake: who provides what
Tainter Lake is unincorporated, so Dunn 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.
98% of working residents leave Tainter Lake for work
Where Tainter Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tainter Lake
About 7 of every 100 Tainter Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
About Tainter Lake
CDP in Wisconsin, United States
Tainter Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in part of the Town of Tainter, Dunn County, Wisconsin, and part of the Town of Red Cedar, Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,550 at the 2020 census. Tainter Lake CDP is located along the shores of Tainter Lake, a reservoir on the Red Cedar River.
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- Area
- 21 sq mi
- Elevation
- 873 ft
Tainter Lake’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Tainter Lake.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tainter Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tainter | #322 | C | C | — | B | B |
| Colfax | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sherman | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tainter reports no FBI crime data of its own. Tainter Lake, Colfax and Sherman aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tainter Lake with a neighbor →
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