Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Dickeyville’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. On cost of living, just 68 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do better. Dickeyville’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, against 22 minutes in Wisconsin’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 20 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on history. Dickeyville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Dickeyville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Ghost-Immaculate Conception School | PK–2 | 63 |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Dickeyville is from typical.
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Census counts: 269 in 1950, 1,015 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1980 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dickeyville, 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 Dickeyville.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Ghost-Immaculate Conception School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 63 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Dickeyville for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Dickeyville has added 123 jobs, to 262 in 2023. 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Dickeyville, near the Wisconsin town median (6.4%) and below the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Dickeyville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.6% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Dickeyville home is worth about $249,000, up 3.2% in a year, 26% below the Wisconsin typical home. The median rent in Dickeyville is $712 a month.
| Dickeyville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $712 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dickeyville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 11° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (19% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (38% statewide). Dickeyville has grown 6.8% since 2020, to 1,085 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 19% of residents are under 18 in Dickeyville.
| Dickeyville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.6 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 32% | 29% |
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 85% are men (WI 43%).
| Dickeyville | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.9% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.9% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.3% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45.8% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.9% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.4% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.1% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Dickeyville beats the Wisconsin average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of Dickeyville adults binge drink.
| Dickeyville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Dickeyville | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 71.8% | 67.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.8% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dickeyville. Close and well known come first.
20 mi MountainCharles Mound
36 mi National MonumentEffigy Mounds National Monument57K visitors a year
10 mi MuseumNational Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium250K visitors a year
10 mi TheatreFive Flags Center17 mi MuseumChicago Athenaeum9 mi MuseumDubuque Museum of ArtCharles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Effigy Mounds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Five Flags Center: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0
6 within 15 miles of the center of Dickeyville
About 5 of every 100 Dickeyville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
Where Dickeyville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Dickeyville is a village in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,015 at the 2020 census. The Dickeyville Grotto is located in the heart of the village.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
