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Public schools that outperform most of Wisconsin.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Wrightstown grades A overall, ranked 64th of 357 in Wisconsin. The median household earns $93K. Its schools outperform 88% of the state's and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $387K for a typical one and 4.9 times the Green Bay metro’s $79K median household income. 46% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Wrightstown, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Mueller-Wright House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Wrightstown beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wrightstown Elementary | PK–4 | 540 |
| St. Clare Catholic School | PK–8 | 103 |
| St. John Evangelical Lutheran School | PK–8 | 100 |
Mueller-Wright House2,827 counted in 2010 and 3,179 in 2020; an estimated 4,169 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 30.7% since 2020, after 12.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Wrightstown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 450 in 1880, 3,179 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wrightstown, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Wrightstown.
Wrightstown has added a third more jobs in ten years and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
Its public schools are run by the Wrightstown Community School District. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Wrightstown High, with 414 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrightstown ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 540 | A |
| Wrightstown HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 414 | A |
| Wrightstown MiddleTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 398 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
22% of Wrightstown adults binge drink. Wrightstown beats the Wisconsin average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 27% of Wrightstown adults have high blood pressure.
| Wrightstown | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wrightstown | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.3% | 3.4% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 72.9% | 77.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Green Bay weather station, 12 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 161 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 76% of Wisconsin places with climate records. January nights average 10.5°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 78% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 81.2°.
Wrightstown has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Wrightstown’s July high is 81°F. About 56 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Wrightstown | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 81°F | 82°F | 85°F |
| January low | 11°F | 11°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 836 in 2013 to 1,244.
Most working residents leave Wrightstown for work: only 5% work in town. 2.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Wrightstown. Jobs based in Wrightstown grew to 1,244 in 2023, 408 more than in 2013.
| Wrightstown | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical home values rose 4.8% in the year to September 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Wrightstown since 1990.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Wrightstown is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Wrightstown | 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. Mueller Park | — | 9 |
| 2. Zirbel Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wrightstown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
24 mi LakeLake Winnebago
13 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
13 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
30 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
17 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement ParkLambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0
5 within 15 miles of the center of Wrightstown
About 4 of every 100 Wrightstown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Wrightstown is a village located on former Menominee territory in Brown and Outagamie counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,179 at the 2020 census. The village is surrounded mostly by the westernmost part of the Town of Wrightstown in Brown County. On February 28, 2002, the village annexed a portion of land within the adjacent Town of Kaukauna in Outagamie County. Wrightstown is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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2 towns share a border with Wrightstown.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrightstown | #64 | A | C− | — | A | A− |
| Wrightstown | — | — | B | — | A | B+ |
| Kaukauna | — | — | B− | — | A− | B+ |
Wrightstown and Kaukauna have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wrightstown, Wrightstown and Kaukauna report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wrightstown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Wrightstown grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #64 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
