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WeyauwegaWI
A town of 1,788.
2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,788
2025 Census estimate · −0.4% since 2020
Typical home
$290K
+6.7% in a year
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
35.1
years
Jobs based here
912
Balanced
Is Weyauwega a good place to live?
The best of Weyauwega’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living. The biggest park or preserve is Waupaca County Fairgrounds, at 35 acres. Weyauwega has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Weyauwega stand out
Where Weyauwega beats most towns.
Natural hazardsA
Lower risk than 88% of U.S. communities
Very low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Typical home value
Weyauwega$290K
Wisconsin$337K
Cost of livingA−
More affordable than 78% of U.S. towns
Zillow Home Value Index; area median household income, Census ACS.
Weyauwega-Fremont School District
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Weyauwega Elementary | PK–5 | 257 |
| St. Peter Lutheran School | PK–8 | 136 |
| Weyauwega Middle | 6–8 | 153 |
SchoolsB+
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
How Weyauwega grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Weyauwega is from typical.
Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listAOpen →Cost of livingA−Open →SchoolsB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.3 of 20; 4.8% of households have no car; 5.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →HealthThedacare Medical Center-Waupaca 7.2 miles awayC+Open →Jobs & income912 jobs based hereC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0 miles of trailsB−Open →History4 notable people born hereBOpen →Civic life3.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateSnowy winters, 82° summer afternoons, 49″ of snow–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.1; 18% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Weyauwega: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Weyauwega, and how to reach them.
PowerWe Energies20.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWeyauwega WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Weyauwega’s trash rules yet
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 hereCity of Weyauwega ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code5498354983 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 Weyauwega.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Weyauwega faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
In Weyauwega, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 12 of 100. Expected losses in Weyauwega break down as 39% from inland flooding and 30% from cold waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Weyauwega after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
12risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsB+
On state tests, Weyauwega’s schools beat 71% of Wisconsin districts
The Weyauwega-Fremont School District runs its public schools. Two of the 4 schools are below, and why each made the list. 3 public schools serve Weyauwega, with 684 students in all.
71%of WI districts it outscoresB+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weyauwega ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 257 | A− |
| Weyauwega HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 274 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Weyauwega
Weyauwega’s typical July afternoon high stands at 82°F, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
49″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter12–28°
Spring33–55°
Summer57–80°
Fall38–58°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
For most of its workers, the job is outside Weyauwega
For Weyauwega, the average commute is 21 minutes. Only 7% of working residents stay in Weyauwega for work; the rest commute out. Just over one in ten residents live below the poverty line here. By contrast, the town’s median household income stands at $67,000, below both the Wisconsin town median ($87,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
7%work in town
| Weyauwega | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $67,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Weyauwega7%
Waupaca20%
Appleton5%
Grand Chute3%
Farmington3%
24 mi
median commute distance
912
jobs based in Weyauwega
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HousingCost of living grade A−
A typical Weyauwega home is worth about $290K
Values rose 6.7% in the 12 months to September 2026. In Weyauwega, 60% of households own their home. The going rate for rent here is $844 a month.
$290KZillow home value
| Weyauwega | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $844 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Weyauwega$290K
Wisconsin$337K
+6.7%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
HealthC+
On CDC estimates, Weyauwega is less healthy than 58% of U.S. towns
For adults in Weyauwega, the share who report frequent physical distress is 14%. This Wisconsin town tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures. Among adults here, 16% smoke cigarettes and 29% get no exercise outside work.
42%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Weyauwega | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Thedacare Medical Center-Waupaca
7.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsB−
0% of Weyauwega is conserved land
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.3 miles of trail. Weyauwega’s concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,053 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Waupaca County Fairgrounds | 0.1 mi | 35 |
| 2. Stevenson Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Weyauwega
19pages on Weyauwega
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Weyauwega; the nearest are
Fox Valley Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Appleton23.6 mi$5,040 in-state tuitionUniversity of Wisconsin-OshkoshUniversity or college · Public · Oshkosh28 mi$8,532 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Weyauwega residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Famous people from Weyauwega
4 notable people were born in Weyauwega.
About Weyauwega
City in Wisconsin, United States
Weyauwega ( wy-ə-WEE-gə, colloquially "Wega") is a city in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,796 at the 2020 census. The city is located mostly within the Town of Weyauwega, though it is politically independent of the town. Small portions extend north into the adjacent Town of Royalton. The name "Weyauwega" is described by the Weyauwega Chamber of Commerce as potentially meaning "here we rest" in an indigenous language because the town's origin was a resting point between two rivers when Native Americans had to portage their canoes. Given the local indigenous culture is described as Menominee, the language may be the Menominee language. European colonist activit…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 54983
- Area code
- 920
Weyauwega’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Weyauwega.
WeyauwegaRoyaltonWeyauwega
How the neighbors grade
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weyauwega · Weyauwega | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Royalton | — | — | C | — | B− | C+ |
Weyauwega and Royalton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Weyauwega and Royalton report no FBI crime data of their own. Weyauwega and Weyauwega are one community, graded once. Compare Weyauwega with a neighbor →
Questions about Weyauwega
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Weyauwega, 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 A−.