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Berry’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for health and incomes. Berry’s median age is 56.8 years, above both the Wisconsin town median (42.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). On health, just 78 of Wisconsin’s 874 towns do better. Berry has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Frederick Schumann Farmstead and Friederich Kohlmann House. Berry has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Berry beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Berry is from typical.
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The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1867 and 3 maps from 1907 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Berry. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
19 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail
15 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
34 mi Canyon & gorgeDells of the Wisconsin River
18 mi State parkDevil's Lake State Park
13 mi State parkBlue Mound State ParkCamp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Blue Mound State Park: Mailseth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Berry, 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 Berry.
Berry beats the Wisconsin average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of Berry adults sleep under 7 hours, against 32% in Wisconsin’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. 20% of adults binge drink in Berry.
| Berry | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Berry | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.2% | 12.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.3% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Berry. Since 2013, Berry has added 38 jobs, to 106 in 2023. 2.2% of Berry residents live below the poverty line.
| Berry | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2001, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Berry.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Berry has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 11° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
26 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Indian Lake County Park, 483 acres with 10.6 miles of trail. The trail density in Berry is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Berry | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Indian Lake County Park | 10.6 mi | 483 |
| 2. Festge County Park | 4.2 mi | 155 |
| 3. Halfway Prairie County Wildlife Area | 2.7 mi | 130 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Berry
About 1 of every 100 Berry residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Where Berry’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Berry on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Berry is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,168 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Marxville is in the Town of Berry.
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Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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