Is Barton a good place to live?
Barton grades B+ overall, 180th among Wisconsin's 357 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $120K and its schools outperform 79% of the state's. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 67% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $457K, 5.8 years of the Milwaukee metro’s $78K median household income. Only 48 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on walkability. The biggest park or preserve is Jordan Family Park, at 58 acres.
What makes Barton stand out
Where Barton beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Barton for work
Where Barton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Barton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Barton is from typical.
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Moving to Barton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Barton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Barton.
Barton owes part of its health edge to its incomes, has household incomes well above the Wisconsin norm and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Barton
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Barton’s grade for cost of living is a C
95% of Barton households own their home, against 74% in Wisconsin’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Typical home values rose 6.2% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Barton’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 422 in 2013 to 586.
Most working residents leave Barton for work: only 2% work in town. At $120,000, Barton’s median household income is above both Wisconsin’s towns ($87,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Barton grew to 586 in 2023, 164 more than in 2013.
| Barton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $120,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Barton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jordan Family Park | — | 58 |
| 2. Faith Haven | — | 58 |
| 3. Glacial Blue Hills Recreation Area | — | 51 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Barton’s grade for health is a B+
Against the 5,711 U.S. towns with household incomes like Barton’s, it is less healthy than 69%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
21% of adults binge drink in Barton. Barton beats the Wisconsin average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of adults feel lonely in Barton.
| Barton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Barton | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.8% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Wisconsin overall
The median household earns $120,304, against $77,485 across Wisconsin, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide). Barton’s median age is 50.1 years. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Barton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.1 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Barton | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.1% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.7% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.1% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.8% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.9% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.7% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Barton
The Germantown weather station, 16 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 154 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 76% of Wisconsin places with climate records. January nights average 10.7°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 80% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 81.2°.
Barton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Barton is 81°F. About 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Barton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 81°F | 82°F | 85°F |
| January low | 11°F | 11°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Barton
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Barton; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Barton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Barton
Town in Washington County, Wisconsin
Barton is a town in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,743 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Young America is located in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 20 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,030 ft
- Area code
- 262
Barton’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Barton.
Kewaskum has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Barton and Kewaskum report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Barton with a neighbor →
Questions about Barton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Barton, WI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Barton grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #180 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Barton, WI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.