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Wisconsin›Juneau County

KildareWI

A town of 707.

Is Kildare a good place to live?

12% of residents are under 18 in Kildare, below both Wisconsin’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (22%). Among 363 Wisconsin towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Kildare. Kildare has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

707 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to Kildare: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Kildare, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerOakdale Electric Coop15.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLyndon Station WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Kildare’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMauston School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereTown of Kildare ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2026
ZIP codes53944, 5394853944 90% · 53948 10%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 Kildare.

Work & commute

Most of Kildare’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Kildare for work: only 1% work in town. At 30 minutes, Kildare’s average trip to work is where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 11% of residents live below the poverty line in Kildare.

1%work in town
KildareWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work30 minutes22 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line11%6.4%9.6%
Median household income$73,000$87,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Kildare1%
Mauston13%
Reedsburg8%
Baraboo8%
Lake Delton7%
16 mi
median commute distance
42
jobs based in Kildare
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Kildare, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Kildare has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 8° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–30°
Spring34–57°
Summer57–80°
Fall37–59°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Kildare is

Kildare beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 18% of Kildare adults smoke cigarettes.

KildareWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%14%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)41%38%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%33%35%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
What stands outKildareWI
More smokers17.6%13.6%
More adults with COPD8.3%6.5%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12.3%9.9%
Mile Bluff Medical Center
9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Kildare has set aside 1% of its land for conservation

2.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Kildare’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

1%conserved
KildareWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.40.4
Conserved land1%3.8%4.3%
1%
conserved · 180 of 18,150 acres
2.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Sports Field Park0.1 mi3
2. Yukon Trails Park—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Kildare

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.

50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesCold waves
5
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Nearby attractions

Dells of the Wisconsin River and 7 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kildare. Close and well known come first.

All 24 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kildare

16pages on Kildare
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Kildare; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Kildare for work

Where Kildare’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Mauston Mauston 13% 8% → Reedsburg Reedsburg 8% 8% → Baraboo Baraboo 8% 7% → Lake Delton Lake Delton 7% 5% → Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin Dells 5% 3% → Delton Delton 3% Kildare · 1% stay
42jobs based in Kildare
1%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Kildare

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Official town website ↗

Kildare is a town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 690 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
28 sq mi
Elevation
879 ft
Area code
608

Questions about Kildare

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Kildare, WI a good place to live?

Kildare has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.