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Electric companies in Brown County, Wisconsin

Brown County, WI ranks 5th of 72 Wisconsin counties for tornado risk, FEMA score 93.4. Brown County, WI has 269,425 residents. Brown County, WI: 2 utilities listed by EIA. Brown County, WI: home electricity prices of 16.23 to 19.23 cents per kWh.

Brown County, WI on the map

Brown County, WI and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsManitowocOutagamieKewauneeCalumetBrownOconto

Brown County, WI darker: more storm events

Outage risk in Brown County, WI

Brown County, WI, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 120 in all, 44.5 per 100,000 residents of 269,425, rank 13 of 72 Wisconsin counties. Property damage in Brown County, WI: $666K, with 1 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Brown County, WI

events a year, Brown County, WI

  1. 13'15
  2. 8'16
  3. 11'17
  4. 10'18
  5. 18'19
  6. 7'20
  7. 13'21
  8. 8'22
  9. 6'23
  10. 11'24
  11. 15'25

Events by type

events by type, Brown County, WI

  • Thunderstorm and high wind90
  • Winter storm and heavy snow24
  • Tornado4
  • Heat wave2
Brown County, WI outage-linked hazards
Brown County, WIFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Brown County, WI, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Low31.060 of 72902019 (12)$216K
Brown County, WI, tornadoRelatively High93.45 of 7242015 (1)$50K
Brown County, WI, hurricane and tropical stormVery Low26.12 of 660none$0
Brown County, WI, ice stormRelatively Low47.815 of 720none$0
Brown County, WI, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Moderate83.95 of 72242019 (5)$400K
Brown County, WI, heat waveRelatively Low76.013 of 7222023 (1)$0

Facts about Brown County, WI

Residents of Brown County, WI, ACS 2023
269,4254 of 72 Wisconsin counties
Households in Brown County, WI
110,2482.44 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Brown County, WI
64.6%71,240 owner and 39,008 renter households
Median household income in Brown County, WI
$77,49016 of 72 Wisconsin counties
Housing units in Brown County, WI
114,1233,875 vacant or seasonal, 3.4% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Brown County, WI
19.7%21,713 homes, 6 of 72 Wisconsin counties
Utilities listed for Brown County, WI
22 with a home price: Wisconsin Public Service Corp, Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Lowest home price in Brown County, WI
16.23 ¢/kWhWisconsin Public Service Corp, 15.6% below the highest
Highest home price in Brown County, WI
19.23 ¢/kWhWisconsin Electric Power Co
Monthly bill gap in Brown County, WI
$19between the two at 645 kWh, $232 a year, 0.30% of the Brown County, WI median income
ZIP areas touching Brown County, WI
1554115 to 54313
Outage-linked storm events in Brown County, WI
120NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Brown County, WI
49.6%median year built 1980
Flood claims in Brown County, WI
124NFIP 2015 to 2025, $1.2M paid
Home energy burden in Brown County, WI
2.0%$1,018 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Brown County, WI

Wisconsin Electric Power Co charged Brown County, WI homes 15.49 ¢/kWh in 2015. Brown County, WI: 19.23 ¢ in 2024, 24% up. Brown County, WI: against 22% up for the Wisconsin average.

Brown County, WI: a 645 kWh month at that price. Brown County, WI: $100 in 2015, $124 in 2024. Brown County, WI: $1,489 a year, 1.9% of the $77,490 median income.

Brown: 10 yearly prices
YearWisconsin Electric Power Co, Brown County, WIBrown: Gap to Wisconsin averageBrown: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Brown15.49+1.38+2.84
2016, Brown15.27+1.20+2.72
2017, Brown15.41+1.06+2.52
2018, Brown15.20+1.18+2.33
2019, Brown15.45+1.27+2.44
2020, Brown15.65+1.33+2.50
2021, Brown15.89+1.37+2.23
2022, Brown16.94+1.32+1.90
2023, Brown18.96+2.08+2.96
2024, Brown19.23+2.05+2.75

Brown County, WI: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Brown County, WI price.

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Electric utilities in Brown County, WI

Utility listed for Brown County, WITypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 645 kWhShare of Brown County, WI median income of $77,490
Wisconsin Public Service Corp in Brown County, WIInvestor Owned16.23$1,2571.62%
Wisconsin Electric Power Co in Brown County, WIInvestor Owned19.23$1,4891.92%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

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Cost of living with electricity in Brown County, WI

Brown County, WI: electricity $1,018 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,773, 2.0% of $87,586 income. 109,096 households in Brown County, WI spend about $111.1 million a year on electricity and $193.4 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Brown County, WI ($22,631 a year) spend 5.2% of income, 2.6 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Brown County, WI

% of income on energy, Brown County, WI

  • All households2.0
  • Lower income5.2
  • Owners2.1
  • Renters1.7
  • Wisconsin counties2.4
Brown County, WI home energy cost by household group
Brown County, WIHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Brown County, WI, all households109,096$87,586$1,018$718$372.0%
Brown County, WI, lower income28,108$22,631$728$412$285.2%
Brown County, WI, owners70,623$110,994$1,265$1,005$532.1%
Brown County, WI, renters38,473$44,617$563$191$71.7%

Housing and heating in Brown County, WI

Brown County, WI: 56,607 of 114,123 homes were built before 1980 and 26,496 in 2000 or later. Brown County, WI has 72,707 detached houses, 23,056 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 1,504 mobile homes, and 39,008 of 110,248 households rent.

Age of homes in Brown County, WI

% of homes by decade built, Brown County, WI

  1. 10pre-40
  2. 440s
  3. 1050s
  4. 1060s
  5. 1670s
  6. 1280s
  7. 1590s
  8. 1300s
  9. 910s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Brown County, WI

% of homes by main fuel, Brown County

  • Utility gas73.3
  • Electricity19.7
  • Propane3.4
  • No fuel1.2
Brown County, WI housing against Wisconsin counties
Brown County, WIValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Brown County, WI, median year built19801977+3 years17 of 72
Brown County, WI, built before 198049.6%55.5%-5.9 points56 of 72
Brown County, WI, built 2000 or later23.2%20.2%+3.0 points19 of 72
Brown County, WI, detached houses63.7%76.4%-12.7 points68 of 72
Brown County, WI, apartments in 5+ unit buildings20.2%8.0%+12.2 points3 of 72
Brown County, WI, mobile homes1.3%4.8%-3.5 points65 of 72
Brown County, WI, renter households35.4%23.4%+12.0 points5 of 72
Brown County, WI, median home value$245,900$209,350+$36,55015 of 72
Brown County, WI, median gross rent a month$973$860+$11418 of 72
Brown County, WI, people per household2.382.35+0.0328 of 72

Flood claims and flood insurance in Brown County, WI

Brown County, WI: 124 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $1.2M paid, median paid claim $6,443.

452 of 80,609 residential structures in Brown County, WI carry an NFIP contract. 598 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Brown County, WI on 8 Sep 2026. Brown County, WI lists 14 repetitive-loss properties.

Brown County, WI: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Brown County, WI

flood claims a year, Brown County, WI

  1. 10'15
  2. 0'16
  3. 0'17
  4. 12'18
  5. 74'19
  6. 20'20
  7. <5'21
  8. <5'22
  9. <5'23
  10. 0'24
  11. 0'25
Brown County, WI flood claims and flood insurance
Brown County, WIValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Brown County, WI, claims 2015-2025124—3 of 54
Brown County, WI, paid 2015-2025$1.2M—13 of 54
Brown County, WI, median paid claim$6,443——
Brown County, WI, claims per 1,000 homes1.51.013 of 54
Brown County, WI, homes with flood insurance0.6%0.4%14 of 71
Brown County, WI, policies in force598——
Brown County, WI, repetitive-loss properties14——

Brown County, WI: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Brown County, WI: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Brown County, WI

Brown County, WI totals 7,706 heating degree days and 416 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Brown County, WI is the 43rd coldest of 72 counties in Wisconsin: 7,706 against a median of 7,798. For cooling, Brown County, WI is the 47th hottest: 416 against a median of 491.

Brown County, WI: winter dominates, by 7,290 heating degree days over cooling.

Brown County, WI: 7,269 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 7,706 on the normal, 6% under.

In Brown County, WI, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 19.7% of 110,248, in a 7,706 degree-day climate.

Brown County, WI

  • Heating degree days, 7,706 vs 7,79899
  • Cooling degree days, 416 vs 49185
  • Electric heat, 19.7% vs 12.9%152
  • WI median county100
Brown County, WI: degree days, electric heat
Brown County, WIValueWI median countyBrown County, WI, rank (1 = highest)
Brown County, WI, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal7,7067,79843 of 72
Brown County, WI, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean7,2697,41845 of 72
Brown County, WI, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal41649147 of 72
Brown County, WI, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean48556245 of 72
Brown County, WI, electric heating, ACS 2019-202319.7%12.9%6 of 72

Brown County, WI: ACS B25040, 110,248 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Brown County, WI

Brown County, WI counts 269,425 residents in 110,248 households. Brown County, WI touches 15 ZIP areas, 54115 to 54313, about 17,962 residents each. Household income in Brown County, WI is $77,490; 71,240 of its 110,248 households own.

21,713 of the 110,248 homes in Brown County, WI heat with electricity. Brown County, WI has 114,123 housing units, 3,875 (3.4%) vacant or seasonal, and 39,008 rented homes. Brown County, WI logged 120 storm events for its 269,425 residents.

The median home in Brown County, WI dates from 1980. Homes in Brown County, WI pay $1,018 a year for electricity. Brown County, WI home electricity prices run Wisconsin Public Service Corp to Wisconsin Electric Power Co, $19 a month apart at 645 kWh.

Cities in Brown County, WI

ZIP codes in Brown County, WI

Wisconsin: home prices since 2001, planned plants.

Questions on Brown County, WI

Brown County, WI: what do homes pay for electricity?

Brown County, WI homes paid 16.23 to 19.23 cents per kWh in 2024 across 2 listed utilities: $105 to $124 a month at 645 kWh, 1.62% to 1.92% of Brown County, WI income.

Brown County, WI: how many homes heat with electricity?

Brown County, WI: 21,713 of 110,248 occupied homes, 19.7%, rank 6 of 72.

Brown County, WI: median household income?

$77,490 in Brown County, WI, rank 16 of 72; 269,425 residents, 110,248 households.

Brown County, WI: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Brown County, WI: 120 NWS events, peak year 2019.

Brown County, WI: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Brown County, WI: 124 NFIP flood claims, $1.2M paid, 1.5 per 1,000 homes, 0.6% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Brown County, WI?

Brown County, WI: median home built 1980; 49.6% predate 1980, 63.7% detached, 20.2% in 5+ unit buildings.

Brown County, WI: share of income for energy?

Brown County, WI homes spend $1,018 a year on electricity, $1,773 on all energy: 2.0% of $87,586; 5.2% for lower incomes.

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Brown County, WI ranks 5th of 72 Wisconsin counties for tornado risk, FEMA score 93.4.