A town of 25,785, settled in 1847. More miles of trail than almost any town in Wisconsin.
The 3 things Stevens Point does most differently from other towns.
1895 · State Normal School
189518946 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 14 places on the National Register.
7.4% of the town is conserved land, across 40 parks and preserves.
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Ordered by what stands out in Stevens Point. Another town gets a different order.
44 miles of trails across 40 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Schmeeckle Reserve | 6.7 mi | 289 |
| 2. Iverson Park | 3.1 mi | 144 |
| 3. Zenoff Park | 0.8 mi | 39 |
41% of Stevens Point’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Plover (8%), Wausau (4%) and Wisconsin Rapids (3%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
Stevens Point beats the Wisconsin average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| What stands out | Stevens Point | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.3% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 8.5% | 6.7% |
The typical Stevens Point home is worth about $288,000, up 8.2% in a year, 15% below the Wisconsin typical home.
Stevens Point reports less crime per resident than 66% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Stevens Point has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The public schools Stevens Point’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary | PK–6 | 443 | B |
| McKinley Center | PK–6 | 373 | B− |
| Bannach Elementary | PK–6 | 368 | A− |
| Madison Elementary | PK–6 | 360 | B− |
| Jefferson Elementary | PK–6 | 276 | B− |
| Pacelli Catholic Middle School Private | 5–8 | 192 |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
14 places in Stevens Point on the National Register of Historic Places.
33 notable people were born in Stevens Point.
City in Portage County, Wisconsin
Stevens Point is a city in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. Its population was 25,666 at the 2020 census. It forms the core of the Stevens Point micropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 70,377 in 2020. Stevens Point was incorporated in 1858. The city is home to the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point and a campus of Mid-State Technical College.
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6 towns share a border with Stevens Point.
