Is Winfield a good place to live?
Among 363 Wisconsin towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Winfield. Winfield’s median age is 47.8 years, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 42.1 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. The biggest place to walk is Hartje Center, 131 acres with 3.9 miles of trail. Winfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
882 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Winfield: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Winfield, 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 Winfield.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Winfield’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Winfield for work: only 1% work in town. 2.4% of Winfield residents live below the poverty line, below both the Wisconsin town median (6.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Reedsburg (21%), Baraboo (10%) and Madison (9%).
| Winfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Winfield
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Winfield
Winfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 8° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Winfield is
Winfield beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Winfield.
| Winfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Winfield | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 16.3% | 13.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.7% | 6.5% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 31% | 26.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.8% of Winfield is conserved land
4.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Winfield is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Winfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hartje Center | 3.9 mi | 131 |
| 2. Northwest Recreation Area | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Dells of the Wisconsin River and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Winfield. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Canyon & gorgeDells of the Wisconsin River
19 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail12 mi Theme parkNoah's Ark Water Park
20 mi State parkDevil's Lake State Park
12 mi Theme parkMt. Olympus Water & Theme Park12 mi MuseumMid-Continent Railway MuseumPhoto credits
Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5
Everything we know about Winfield
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Winfield; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Winfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Winfield for work
Where Winfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Winfield
Town in Wisconsin, United States
The Town of Winfield is located in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 890 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,142 ft
- Area code
- 608
Questions about Winfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Winfield, WI a good place to live?
Winfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.