Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,688.
Two Rivers’ best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a D for walkability. Two Rivers’ median age is 55 years, against 42.1 years in Wisconsin’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 40 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Two Rivers's schools rank behind 87% of the state's. 18% of the land in Two Rivers is conserved, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 3.8% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Point Beach State Forest, 3,102 acres with 36.7 miles of trail. Two Rivers has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Two Rivers beats most towns.
Where Two Rivers’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 Two Rivers is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,337 in 1860, 11,271 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1853 and 2 maps from 1954 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Two Rivers, 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 Two Rivers.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Two Rivers since 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.6% of Two Rivers working residents work locally. Since 2013, Two Rivers has lost 173 jobs, to 57 in 2023. 7.3% of Two Rivers workers work from home.
| Two Rivers | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 7.3% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
47 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Two Rivers’ trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Point Beach State Forest | 36.7 mi | 3,102 |
| 2. Woodland Dunes Nature Center | 5 mi | 807 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Two Rivers has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Two Rivers is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Two Rivers beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 30% of adults get no exercise outside work in Two Rivers.
| Two Rivers | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Two Rivers | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.9% | 6.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Two Rivers. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
8 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
10 mi Ancient siteRouse Simmons
32 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
31 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
31 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement ParkLambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Rouse Simmons: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Two Rivers; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Two Rivers residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
7 places in Two Rivers on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Two Rivers.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Two Rivers is a city in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 11,271 at the 2020 census. It claims to be the birthplace of the ice cream sundae (though other cities, such as Ithaca, New York, make the same claim). The city's advertising slogan is "Catch our friendly waves" as it is located along Lake Michigan.
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6 towns share a border with Two Rivers.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Rivers | — | — | B− | — | D | B− |
| Two Rivers | #221 | B | A | B+ | D | C+ |
| Mishicot | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manitowoc | #261 | B− | A− | B− | C− | C+ |
| Two Creeks | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kossuth | — | — | B− | — | C− | B− |
| Manitowoc | — | — | B− | — | C− | C+ |
Two Rivers, Kossuth and Manitowoc have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Two Rivers, Kossuth and Manitowoc report no FBI crime data of their own. Mishicot and Two Creeks aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Two Rivers with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
11 notable people were born here, including Lydia Clarke and Thomas J. Walsh.
