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StoddardWI

A town of 823. Public schools that outperform most of Wisconsin.

Population
823
+8.5% since 2010
Typical home
$330K
+9.2% in a year
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
45.3
years
Jobs based here
223
A commuter town

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The thing Stoddard does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

823 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 71° · L 61°

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Schools

Stoddard’s public schools outperform 16% of Wisconsin districts

The public schools Stoddard’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Stoddard ElementaryPK–5105B+
St. Matthew's Lutheran School PrivatePK–842
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduationAll 2 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Stoddard

Most working residents leave Stoddard for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are La Crosse (37%), Onalaska (5%) and Viroqua (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Stoddard5%
La Crosse37%
Onalaska5%
Viroqua3%
Eau Claire2%
14 mi
median commute distance
223
jobs based in Stoddard
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.

72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesLandslides
1
paid flood claims since 2001
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Stoddard has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

35″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–30°
Spring36–58°
Summer60–81°
Fall40–59°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Stoddard is

Stoddard beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
What stands outStoddardWI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.3%9.9%
More adults with heart disease7.8%6.6%
More adults who have had cancer9.9%8.6%
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
9.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

A typical Stoddard home is worth about $330K

The typical Stoddard home is worth about $330,000, up 9.2% in a year, close to the Wisconsin typical home.

$330KZillow home value

Typical home value

Stoddard$330K
Wisconsin$340K
+9.2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0% of Stoddard is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Stoddard: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 455 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Stoddard Park—14
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Stoddard for work

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

37% → La Crosse La Crosse 37% 5% → Onalaska Onalaska 5% 3% → Viroqua Viroqua 3% 2% → Eau Claire Eau Claire 2% 2% → De Soto De Soto 2% 2% → West Salem West Salem 2% Stoddard · 5% stay
223jobs based in Stoddard
5%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

StoddardWisconsinDowntownWIS35
2009 · StoddardWisconsinDowntownWIS35 · Wikimedia Commons
Stoddard’s story

Stoddard in pictures

10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Stoddard

Village in Wisconsin, United States

Stoddard ( STOD-ərd) is a village in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 840 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
840
Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
659 ft
ZIP code
54658

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