Walworth Town Hall, 2024
Walworth’s story
125 years in pictures
Census counts: 755 in 1910, 2,759 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1947 and 3 maps from 1893 on.
- 1901Walworth is settled
Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,551
2025 Census estimate · −1.2% since 2020
Median home value
$332K
Census ACS
Household income
$94K
median
Median age
46.4
years
Jobs based here
599
Balanced
Is Walworth a good place to live?
The best of Walworth’s subject grades is an A for incomes; the weakest is a C for schools. 16% of residents are under 18 in Walworth, against 21% in Wisconsin’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. Only 39 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on the outdoors. Walworth's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 87% of U.S. towns. Walworth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Walworth stand out
Where Walworth beats most towns.
How Walworth grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Walworth is from typical.
Jobs & income$94K median household incomeAOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 24% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →SchoolsBehind 74% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduationCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.2 of 20; 1.9% of households have no car; 1.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $332K, 4.1 years of the Whitewater area’s $81K median household incomeC+Open →HealthMercy Walworth Hospital & Medical Center 8.9 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trailsDOpen →History3 notable people born hereCOpen →Civic life0.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
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 Walworth: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Walworth, and how to reach them.
PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterFontana Water Utility1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers63% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNDS Environmental Solutions, LLCTrash haulerTown site
SchoolsBig Foot Union High School DistrictWalworth Joint No. 1 School DistrictFontana Joint No. 8 School District3 districts serve Walworth; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 Walworth ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP codes53184, 53115, 53125, 5319153184 78% · 53115 14% · 53125 7% · 53191 1%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 Walworth.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Walworth faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
24risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Walworth, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Walworth has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 12° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
32″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–31°
Spring36–57°
Summer59–81°
Fall40–60°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Most of Walworth’s workers commute out: the town has 0.9 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Walworth for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Walworth grew to 599 in 2023, 130 more than in 2013. 5% of Walworth residents live below the poverty line, close to Wisconsin’s towns (6.4%) and below U.S. towns (9.6%).
2%work in town
| Walworth | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Walworth2%
Lake Geneva9%
Walworth6%
Delavan5%
Madison5%
19 mi
median commute distance
599
jobs based in Walworth
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthB−
On CDC estimates, Walworth is healthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Walworth tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures. 19% of adults binge drink in Walworth.
53%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Walworth | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical Center
8.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsD
Walworth has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
2.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Walworth’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 2 of 19,100 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Walworth
19pages on Walworth
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Walworth; the nearest are
University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterUniversity or college · Public · Whitewater19.3 mi$8,616 in-state tuitionBlackhawk Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Janesville19.7 mi$4,267 in-state tuition
About 6 of every 100 Walworth residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
Famous people from Walworth
3 notable people were born in Walworth.
About Walworth
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Walworth is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,759 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Walworth.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1901
- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,004 ft
- ZIP code
- 53184
- Area code
- 262
Walworth’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Walworth.
Fontana-on-Geneva LakeWalworthWilliams BayLinnDelavanSharonDelavan LakeChemung TownshipWalworth
How the neighbors grade
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walworth | — | — | C+ | — | C | B− |
| Fontana-on-Geneva Lake | — | — | C− | — | B | A+ |
| Walworth | #296 | C+ | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Williams Bay | #187 | B+ | C+ | — | C+ | B+ |
| Linn | #163 | B+ | C− | A | B− | B |
| Delavan | #213 | B | B− | A− | C | B |
| Sharon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delavan Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Walworth and Fontana-on-Geneva Lake have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Walworth, Fontana-on-Geneva Lake and Williams Bay report no FBI crime data of their own. Sharon and Delavan Lake aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Walworth with a neighbor →
Questions about Walworth
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Walworth, 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 C+.
What is Walworth, WI known for?
3 notable people were born here, including Edith Kellman and Carlos D. Shelden.