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MilltownWI

A town of 861.

Population
861
+3.4% since 2010
Median home value
$123K
Census ACS
Household income
$42K
median
Median age
54.4
years
Jobs based here
308
A commuter town
Small town

861 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 65° · L 38°

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 14% of U.S. communities.

14risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
14Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Milltown

Most working residents leave Milltown for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are St. Croix Falls (6%), Balsam Lake (5%) and Milltown (4%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Milltown4%
St. Croix Falls6%
Balsam Lake5%
Milltown4%
Luck4%
29 mi
median commute distance
308
jobs based in Milltown
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Milltown has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 4°, and about 61 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

61″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter7–25°
Spring32–54°
Summer57–78°
Fall36–55°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

Healthier than 41% of U.S. towns

Milltown beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outMilltownWI
More adults with COPD8.7%6.5%
More adults who have had a stroke4.2%3.4%
More adults with heart disease8%6.6%
St. Croix Regional Medical Center
10.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
25th
percentile among WI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Milltown for work

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

6% → St. Croix Falls St. Croix Falls 6% 5% → Balsam Lake Balsam Lake 5% 4% → Milltown Milltown 4% 4% → Luck Luck 4% 4% → Amery Amery 4% 4% → Osceola Osceola 4% Milltown · 4% stay
308jobs based in Milltown
4%of working residents work in town
29 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Milltown

Village in Wisconsin, United States

Milltown is a village in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 948 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Milltown.

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

Population
1,219
Area
1.8 sq mi
Elevation
1,198 ft
ZIP code
54858

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