Blanchardville, 2007
Blanchardville’s story
186 years in pictures
Census counts: 169 in 1880, 807 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 2 maps from 1923 on.
- 1840Blanchardville is settled
BlanchardvilleWI
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Photo: Bbaillod (talk) (Uploads) · Public domain
Population
829
2025 Census estimate · +1.8% since 2020
Typical home
$253K
+5% in a year
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
40.9
years
Jobs based here
565
Balanced
Is Blanchardville a good place to live?
Only 3 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a higher average trip to work than Blanchardville. The biggest park or preserve is McKellar Park, at 24 acres. Blanchardville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Blanchardville stand out
Where Blanchardville beats most towns.
Small town
829 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
BlanchardMoscowBlanchardville
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Blanchardville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blanchardville, and how to reach them.
PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBlanchardville WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Blanchardville’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereVillage of Blanchardville ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP code5351653516 100%Census 2020
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 Blanchardville.
Housing
Compared with most of Wisconsin and the rest of the country, the median rent in Blanchardville is lower
Zillow values the typical Blanchardville home at about $253,000, up 5% in a year, 25% below the Wisconsin typical home. Among households locally, 75% own their home, against 74% in Wisconsin’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
$253KZillow home value
| Blanchardville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $634 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 74% | 73% |
Typical home value
Blanchardville$253K
Wisconsin$337K
+5%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Schools
The schools Blanchardville’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Pecatonica Area School District. 198 students attend Blanchardville’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecatonica HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 198 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Climate
In Blanchardville, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 11°, with about 31 inches of snow a winter.
31″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter14–31°
Spring36–58°
Summer59–81°
Fall39–60°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commute
A job hub: Blanchardville has 1.3 jobs for every working resident and draws in 545 commuters
The top destinations are Madison (19%), Monroe (6%) and Argyle (3%). Only 5% of working residents stay in Blanchardville for work; the rest commute out. Since 2013, Blanchardville has added 458 jobs, to 565 in 2023. Also worth knowing: the income of the median household for Blanchardville comes to $65,000, below both the Wisconsin town median ($87,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
5%work in town
| Blanchardville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Blanchardville5%
Madison19%
Monroe6%
Argyle3%
Blanchard3%
25 mi
median commute distance
565
jobs based in Blanchardville
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: high risk in Blanchardville, mostly inland flooding
Compared with 62% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Blanchardville is higher. 38% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 37%. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.
62risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Blanchardville is
For adults in Blanchardville, the share who smoke cigarettes is 15%. 29% of adults in Blanchardville get no exercise outside work; 19% binge drink.
| Blanchardville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Blanchardville | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 63% | 67.1% |
Lafayette Hospital and Clinics
14.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
0% of Blanchardville is conserved land
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Blanchardville’s concentration of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 344 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McKellar Park | 0.1 mi | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Blanchardville
19pages on Blanchardville
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Blanchardville; the nearest are
Edgewood CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Madison27.9 mi$35,860 tuitionUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity or college · Public · Madison29.5 mi$11,603 in-state tuitionHighland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Freeport, IL37.6 mi$4,936 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Blanchardville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Blanchardville
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Blanchardville is a village in Lafayette and Iowa counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 807 at the 2020 census, of which 613 were in Lafayette County and 194 were in Iowa County. It is 30 miles (48 km) southwest of the state capital, Madison.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1840
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- ZIP code
- 53516
- Area code
- 608
Questions about Blanchardville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blanchardville, WI a good place to live?
Blanchardville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.