YorkWI
A town of 667, settled in 1849.
Is York a good place to live?
17% of residents live below the poverty line in York, above both the Wisconsin town median (6.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The biggest park or preserve is Deansville Wildlife Area, at 1,470 acres. York has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
667 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to York: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in York, 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 York.
York has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
York has had 2 paid flood insurance claims since 2000. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 79% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 52% come from inland flooding and 20% from cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of York’s workers commute out
In York, the mean commuting time is 29 minutes, above both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The town had 56 jobs in 2023, up 20 from 2013. The typical household income locally is $122,000. The top destinations are Madison (37%), Sun Prairie (7%) and Marshall (5%).
| York | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $122,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in York brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 82° and January nights of 11°, with about 42 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy York is
York tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures. In York, 31% of adults have high blood pressure. Among adults locally, 32% sleep under 7 hours and 20% binge drink.
| York | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
York looks like Wisconsin by age
Here, a quarter of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 33% in Wisconsin as a whole. Age groups here sit within 4 points of the Wisconsin average. York’s median age stands at 36.9 years. The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts York at 667 residents, down 4.2% since 2020.
| York | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.9 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.4 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 68% are men (WI 49%).
| York | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.3% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.4% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.6% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.2% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.2% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.3% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Deansville Wildlife Area | — | 1,470 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Camp Randall Stadium and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around York. Close and well known come first.
22 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
16 mi State parkAztalan State Park
36 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail
21 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
6 mi Theme parkLittle Amerricka
35 mi State parkDevil's Lake State ParkPhoto credits
Camp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Little Amerricka: Dklompmaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
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Everything we know about York
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of York
About 4 of every 100 York residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
100% of working residents leave York for work
Where York’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about York
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is York, WI a good place to live?
York has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.