Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Beloit grades B− overall, 252nd of 357 graded towns in Wisconsin, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $80K. On the other side, CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 77% of the country. On civic life, just 30 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns do worse. Clark-Brown House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 362 Wisconsin towns, just 3 have a higher July high than Beloit.
Where Beloit beats most towns.
Where Beloit’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Beloit is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,098 in 1860, 36,657 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1846 and 3 maps from 1891 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beloit, 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 Beloit.
Beloit is safe by national standards but not by Wisconsin’s and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
34% of Beloit adults get no exercise outside work, above both Wisconsin’s towns (26%) and U.S. towns (25%). 38% of Beloit adults sleep under 7 hours. Only 6 of the 357 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Beloit.
| Beloit | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Beloit | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.7% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18.1% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Beloit Turner School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Turner High, with 459 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Prairie Intermediate SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–5 | Grades 2–5 | 491 | – |
| Turner HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 459 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Beloit for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Beloit has added 409 jobs, to 1,870 in 2023. 5.6% of Beloit workers work from home, against 12% in Wisconsin’s towns and 11% across U.S. towns.
| Beloit | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.6% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.6% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 12.9°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 95% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 83.3°.
Beloit has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Beloit’s January low is 13°F. About 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 16.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 60% of Wisconsin’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 133 to 63 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Beloit is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Beloit | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Armstrong Eddy Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 28 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Beloit.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beloit. Close and well known come first.
40 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
36 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
35 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
37 mi State parkAztalan State Park
39 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
20 mi Stadium & arenaBMO CenterCamp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Beloit
About 3 of every 100 Beloit residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Beloit ( bə-LOYT) is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located along the Rock River in southern Wisconsin, on the state border with Illinois. The population was 36,657 at the 2020 census. The Janesville–Beloit metropolitan statistical area, consisting solely of Rock County, has an estimated 165,000 residents.
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5 towns share a border with Beloit.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit | #252 | B− | B | B | B | C− |
| Beloit | #352 | D | B | C− | D− | C− |
| Rock | #332 | C | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Newark | — | — | C | — | B | C− |
| Turtle | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C |
Newark and Turtle have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Rock, Newark and Turtle report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Beloit with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Beloit grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #252 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades C− for health, B for safety and B for schools. Health 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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