Wolf RiverWI
A town of 1,226, settled in 1862. 20% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Is Wolf River a good place to live?
The best of Wolf River’s subject grades is an A for schools; the weakest is a D for walkability. The biggest park or preserve is Wolf River Wildlife Area, at 1,978 acres. Wolf River has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Wolf River stand out
Where Wolf River beats most towns.
1,226 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Wolf River grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Wolf River is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Wolf River: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wolf River, 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 Wolf River.
Wolf River has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Wolf River’s average trip to work stands at 30 minutes, above both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Commuting out is the norm locally: 1% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 29, to 115. Among workers locally, 16% do their job from home.
| Wolf River | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Wolf River, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
For Wolf River, the midsummer high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Wolf River are healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Wolf River: 8.8% of adults worry about having enough food, below both the Wisconsin town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). CDC measures, 32 in all: Wolf River beats Wisconsin on 9 and trails on 3. 28% of Wolf River adults feel lonely.
| Wolf River | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Wolf River | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.2% | 5.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wolf River has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts just over two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to cold waves. Wolf River’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 62 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wolf River Wildlife Area | — | 1,978 |
| 2. Rat River Wildlife Area | — | 105 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Winnebago and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wolf River. Close and well known come first.
24 mi LakeLake Winnebago
19 mi MuseumEAA Aviation Museum
22 mi MuseumThe History Museum at the Castle
17 mi MuseumOshkosh Public Museum19 mi Zoo & aquariumMenominee Park Zoo
23 mi GardenGardens of the Fox CitiesPhoto credits
Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · The History Museum at the Castle: Sirala at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Oshkosh Public Museum: The original uploader was Royalbroil at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Gardens of the Fox Cities: Unknown, Public domain
Everything we know about Wolf River
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wolf River; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Wolf River residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Wolf River for work
Where Wolf River’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wolf River
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Wolf River is a town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,203 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Orihula and Zittau are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Metz is also located partially in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 751 ft
- Area code
- 920
Questions about Wolf River
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wolf River, WI a good place to live?
20% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Is Wolf River, 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+.