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A town of 2,705, settled in 1852.
Belleville is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A overall, 65th among Wisconsin's 357 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $88K. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $366K, 4.1 years of the Madison metro’s $89K median household income. Belleville has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Library Park and Belleville Illinois Central Railroad Depot. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. 25% of residents are under 18 in Belleville, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 22%.
Where Belleville beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Belleville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 164 in 1860, 2,491 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 3 maps from 1923 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Belleville. Close and well known come first.
16 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
37 mi State parkAztalan State Park
20 mi State parkBlue Mound State Park
15 mi Zoo & aquariumHenry Vilas Zoo
39 mi State parkDevil's Lake State ParkCamp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Blue Mound State Park: Mailseth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry Vilas Zoo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Belleville, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Belleville.
Belleville trades workers with Madison and other neighbors and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
1.1 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Belleville Community Park | — | 17 |
| 2. Sugar River Park | — | 13 |
| 3. Blaser Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Belleville School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 550 | B+ |
| Belleville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 275 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Belleville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
28% of adults have high blood pressure in Belleville. Belleville beats the Wisconsin average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Belleville.
| Belleville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 78% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Belleville | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.8% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults getting a yearly checkup | 74.4% | 77.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Charmany Farm weather station, 14 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 169 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 76% of Wisconsin places with climate records. The Charmany Farm weather station, 14 miles away, records that about 7 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 83% of Wisconsin places with climate records.
Belleville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 11° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Belleville has about as many jobs (1,159) as working residents, but only 67 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Belleville for work: only 5% work in town. 4% of Belleville residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Belleville has added 81 jobs, to 1,159 in 2023.
| Belleville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Belleville's reported crime rate is well below Wisconsin's. Belleville’s property crime rate is 2.6 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Belleville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.6 per 1,000 residents | 6.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Wisconsin average. Belleville has grown 8.8% since 2020, to 2,705 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Belleville is 35.9 years.
| Belleville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.9 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
47.6% women, 52.4% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Belleville | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.3% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.9% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.8% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.2% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.5% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Belleville home is worth about $366,000, up 3.1% in a year, 9% above the Wisconsin typical home.
| Belleville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $894 a month | $1,080 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Belleville
About 2 of every 100 Belleville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
2 places in Belleville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Belleville is a village in Dane and Green counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,491 at the 2020 census. Of this, 1,909 were in Dane County, and 582 were in Green County. The Dane County portion of Belleville is part of the Madison, Wisconsin metropolitan area, while the Green County portion is part of the Monroe Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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2 towns share a border with Belleville.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville | #65 | A | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Montrose | — | — | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Exeter | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
Montrose and Exeter have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Belleville, Montrose and Exeter report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Belleville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Belleville grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #65 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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