Is Vandenbroek a good place to live?
Vandenbroek’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A− for schools. 32% of residents are under 18 in Vandenbroek, above both the Wisconsin town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Only 10 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score higher on incomes. On history, just 35 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Vandenbroek's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns. Vandenbroek has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Vandenbroek stand out
Where Vandenbroek beats most towns.
Vandenbroek has grown 16% since 2010
1,474 counted in 2010 and 1,627 in 2020; an estimated 1,701 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Vandenbroek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Vandenbroek is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Vandenbroek: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vandenbroek, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Vandenbroek.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Vandenbroek
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Vandenbroek’s typical home value is about $453K
The typical Vandenbroek home is worth about $453,000, up 3% in a year, 34% above the Wisconsin typical home. 95% of Vandenbroek households own their home, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 74% and U.S. towns at 73%. The median rent in Vandenbroek is $950 a month.
| Vandenbroek | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 95% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $950 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fewer of Vandenbroek’s working residents work locally than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
0.9% of Vandenbroek working residents work locally. Jobs based in Vandenbroek grew to 559 in 2023, 105 more than in 2013. Vandenbroek’s median household income is $129,000.
| Vandenbroek | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $129,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Vandenbroek is healthier than 74% of U.S. towns
Vandenbroek beats the Wisconsin average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Vandenbroek.
| Vandenbroek | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Vandenbroek | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 12.1% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 8% |
| More binge drinkers | 22.3% | 19% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More children than Wisconsin overall
Vandenbroek has grown 4.9% since 2020, to 1,701 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Vandenbroek | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.4 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.6 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Vandenbroek | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.7% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.5% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.6% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.3% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.7% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.4% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Vandenbroek has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Vandenbroek has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 10° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Vandenbroek Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lambeau Field and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vandenbroek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
21 mi LakeLake Winnebago
17 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
17 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
35 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
22 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement ParkPhoto credits
Lambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Vandenbroek
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Vandenbroek
About 3 of every 100 Vandenbroek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Vandenbroek for work
Where Vandenbroek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Vandenbroek
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Vandenbroek is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,627 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 9.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 719 ft
- Area code
- 920
Vandenbroek’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Vandenbroek.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandenbroek | — | — | B | — | A− | B+ |
| Kaukauna | #30 | A | B+ | B+ | A− | B |
| Little Chute | #21 | A+ | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Kaukauna | — | — | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Freedom | #26 | A | B+ | — | B | A− |
| Appleton | #168 | B+ | B+ | C+ | C | B+ |
| Grand Chute | #267 | B− | C+ | D | C | A− |
Vandenbroek and Kaukauna have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Vandenbroek, Little Chute, Kaukauna and Freedom report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Vandenbroek with a neighbor →
Questions about Vandenbroek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vandenbroek, WI expensive?
That is 5.3 years of the area's median household income ($85,825 across the Appleton, WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.