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ByronWI

A town of 1,759.

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Population
1,759
+2.6% since 2010
Median home value
$307K
Census ACS
Household income
$105K
median
Median age
53.3
years
Jobs based here
485
A commuter town
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Byron for work

Where Byron’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

28% → Fond du Lac Fond du Lac 28% 4% → Oshkosh Oshkosh 4% 3% → Brownsville Brownsville 3% 3% → Oakfield Oakfield 3% 3% → Mayville Mayville 3% 2% → Lomira Lomira 2% Byron · 2% stay
485jobs based in Byron
2%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 8% of U.S. communities.

8risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
8Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
2
paid flood claims since 2019
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Byron

Most working residents leave Byron for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Fond du Lac (28%), Oshkosh (4%) and Brownsville (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Byron2%
Fond du Lac28%
Oshkosh4%
Brownsville3%
Oakfield3%
12 mi
median commute distance
485
jobs based in Byron
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Byron has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

38″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–29°
Spring34–54°
Summer58–79°
Fall39–58°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

Healthier than 51% of U.S. towns

Byron beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outByronWI
More adults with obesity43.7%37.7%
Ssm Health St. Agnes Hospital-Fond Du Lac
7.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: dental
40th
percentile among WI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.1% of Byron is conserved land

2.9 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 34 of 23,269 acres
2.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Hobbs Woods County Park1.5 mi60
2. Oakfield Railroad Prairie State Natural Area1.4 mi38
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Looking Up The Wind Turbine Tower, Byron, Wisconsin, 2007-05-05
2007 · Looking Up The Wind Turbine Tower, Byron, Wisconsin, 2007-05-05 · Wikimedia Commons
Byron’s story

Byron in pictures

4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

WIMap-doton-ByronByron Wisconsin town hallWisconsin Highway 175 looking north in town of
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About Byron

Town in Wisconsin, United States

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Byron is a town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,677. The unincorporated communities of Byron, Hamilton, and South Byron are located in the town.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,677
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,040 ft
Area code
920

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