WashingtonWI
A town of 1,990.
Is Washington a good place to live?
Washington’s best subject grade is a B+ for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 34% of residents are 65 or older in Washington, above both the Wisconsin town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Only 3 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a higher average trip to work than Washington. Washington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Washington for work
Where Washington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Washington grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Washington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Washington: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington, 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 Washington.
Washington’s schools rank behind 64% of Wisconsin districts
One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Corners Parochial School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 40 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Washington’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Washington for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Washington grew to 136 in 2023, 68 more than in 2013. At $62,000, Washington’s median household income is against $87,000 in Wisconsin’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Washington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Washington
Washington has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Washington’s July high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Washington is less healthy than 55% of U.S. towns
Washington beats the Wisconsin average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 29% of adults get no exercise outside work in Washington.
| Washington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Washington | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 77.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Washington, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Washington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Washington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Washington
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Washington
About 2 of every 100 Washington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Washington
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Washington is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,965 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 39 sq mi
- Elevation
- 807 ft
Washington’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Washington.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Green Valley | — | — | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Wescott | #355 | D− | C | — | C | C |
| Hartland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Underhill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pulcifer | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waukechon | — | — | B− | — | C | C |
Washington, Green Valley and Waukechon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington, Green Valley, Wescott and Waukechon report no FBI crime data of their own. Hartland, Underhill and Pulcifer aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Washington with a neighbor →
Questions about Washington
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Washington, WI expensive?
Not for the 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+.