Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
7.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Boscobel, below both Wisconsin’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). The biggest park or preserve is Lower Wisconsin State Riverway, at 1,384 acres. Boscobel has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 1,509 in 1870, 3,286 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1865 and 3 maps from 1933 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Boscobel, 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 Boscobel.
Among residents in Boscobel, 3.3% live below the poverty line. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Boscobel dropped by 294, to 66. Its middle household income stands at $64,000.
| Boscobel | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Boscobel, the peak summer temperature is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Boscobel’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 63 of 100. FEMA puts 62% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to cold waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Boscobel once, in 2013.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9.7% of Boscobel adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, against 7.1% in Wisconsin’s towns and 8.1% across U.S. towns. Boscobel: 19% of adults binge drink. Among 358 Wisconsin towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Boscobel.
| Boscobel | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Boscobel | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.7% | 9.9% |
| More smokers | 18.2% | 13.6% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 34.5% | 26.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The concentration of trails for Boscobel comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 2, covering 1,773 acres.
| Boscobel | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lower Wisconsin State Riverway | 0.2 mi | 1,384 |
| 2. Boscobel Bluffs | — | 389 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Boscobel
About 3 of every 100 Boscobel residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Where Boscobel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 notable people were born in Boscobel.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Boscobel ( BOSS-koh-bel) is a city in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,286 at the 2020 census. Approximately 0.6 mi. (1 km) to the north of the city, across a riparian swamp, is the Wisconsin River. U.S. Route 61 crosses the Wisconsin River at Boscobel. To the south, the city is bordered by the Town of Boscobel. Boscobel was the site of a stop along the now defunct Milwaukee Road, and it is still served by the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad. It is also the site of the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility (WSPF), a Wisconsin Department of Corrections prison for men. Businesses include the historic Central House Hotel, the birthplace of Gideons International.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Boscobel has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
