Warrens’ January low is 6°F, below both Wisconsin’s towns (11°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Only 4 of the 264 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower typical home value than Warrens. Warrens’ density of trails is 1.6 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Wisconsin’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Warrens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

534 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Lincoln · 1 mi Grant · 4 mi La Grange · 6 mi Greenfield · 7 mi Scott · 8 mi Knapp · 9 mi

CranberryBogBeforeFloodingHarvest, 2010

Warrens’s story

134 years in pictures

Census counts: 300 in 1980, 544 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and a map from 1985 on.

1892Warrens is settled

Explore the history →

Getting set up

Moving to Warrens: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Warrens, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterWarrens WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet7 providers65% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Warrens’ trash rules yet

SchoolsTomah Area School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

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.gov

Who runs elections hereVillage of Warrens ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026

ZIP code5466654666 100%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 Warrens.

Housing

A typical Warrens home is worth about $198K

The share of households in Warrens who live in a home they own: 54%. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 1.6% of its value. The median rent here is $1,165 a month.

$198KZillow home value

	Warrens	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	54%	74%	73%
Median rent	$1,165 a month	$1,078 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Warrens$198K

Wisconsin$337K

−1.6%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsDown 1.6% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 2.9 years of income Rents$1,165 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Schools

The schools Warrens’s kids attend

The public schools here belong to the Tomah Area School District. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Warrens’s public school: 133 students.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Warrens ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	133	C⁻

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The districtsTomah Area School District Every school1 school · Warrens Elementary Questions“Are Warrens’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

Warrens: snowy winters and pleasant summers

Warrens’ typical July afternoon high is 81°F.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–27°

Spring33–55°

Summer56–79°

Fall37–57°

Oct 3

typical first frost

May 6

typical last frost

+1.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 6°Rain & snow48″ of snow a winter · 35 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

About one in three of Warrens’ working residents commute to Tomah

4% of working residents work locally in Warrens. Employers in Warrens shed 20 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 195. The income of the median household for Warrens comes to $67,000. The top destinations are Tomah (31%), Byron (6%) and Sparta (5%).

4%work in town

	Warrens	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Median household income	$67,000	$87,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	4%	8.3%	8%
Average trip to work	24 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	6.6%	6.4%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Warrens4%

Tomah31%

Byron6%

Sparta5%

La Crosse3%

13 mi

median commute distance

195

jobs based in Warrens

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here195 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work4% work in Warrens Commute times24 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 13 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Warrens is

Warrens: nearly a third of adults have high blood pressure. Among adults here, 20% binge drink and 31% sleep under 7 hours.

	Warrens	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	43%	38%	35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	20%	20%	16%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	31%	32%	36%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	26%	24%	23%

32 measures vs. Wisconsin

1 better31 too close to call0 worse

What stands out	Warrens	WI
Fewer adults who have had cancer	7.6%	8.6%

Tomah Memorial Hospital

10.1 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby10.1 miles to an ER · Tomah Memorial Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than WI on 1 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Who lives here

A typical Wisconsin spread of ages in Warrens

For Warrens, the median age is 38.9 years. No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Wisconsin average. Among residents here, 25% are under 18.

38.9median age · WI 40.2

	Warrens	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Under 18	25%	21%	22%
Median age	38.9 years	42.1 years	40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	26%	32%	29%

WarrensWisconsinUnited States

WIU.S.

Ages · share of residents

16%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma9%

High school40%

Some college13%

Associate’s13%

Bachelor’s21%

Graduate5%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.5 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Warrens
	Warrens	WI	U.S.
Under 10	10.3%	11.2%	11.6%
10 to 17	14.6%	10.2%	10.3%
18 to 24	2.7%	9.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	16%	12.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	13%	11.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.4%	13.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.2%	10.2%
75 and older	5.9%	7.3%	7%
No diploma	8.5%	6.4%	10.4%
High school	40.1%	29.4%	26%
Some college	12.9%	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s	12.6%	11.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	20.8%	22%	21.6%
Graduate	5%	11.4%	14.1%

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Ages38.9 median age · 17% are 65 or older Schooling26% have a four-year degree Homes54% own their home · Homeowners Income$67K a year · Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Warrens is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Warrens after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2008. Compared with 56% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. FEMA puts 45% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 32% to cold waves.

44risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Warrens Get ready0.7 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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