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A town of 3,776. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Trash day: look up yoursKoshkonong is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 248th among Wisconsin's 357 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $103K. A typical home there costs about $392K, 4.7 years of the Watertown area’s $84K median household income. Only 49 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns score lower on civic life. Its National Register listings include Hoard's Dairyman Farm and Albert and Mary Shekey House. Koshkonong’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, below both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
Where Koshkonong beats most towns.
Where Koshkonong’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Koshkonong is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,395 in 2000, 3,763 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1845 and 4 maps from 1891 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Koshkonong, 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 Koshkonong.
Koshkonong sends most of its workers to Fort Atkinson and beyond, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
Koshkonong has 402 jobs for its 2,020 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Koshkonong for work: only 3% work in town. 5.3% of workers work from home in Koshkonong. Since 2013, Koshkonong has added 23 jobs, to 402 in 2023.
| Koshkonong | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.3% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). 26% of Koshkonong residents are under 18. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Koshkonong | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 45.2 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Koshkonong | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.3% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.6% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.9% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.3% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.2% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,800, single groups can be off by several points
January nights average 12°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 89% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 82.8°.
Koshkonong has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The January low in Koshkonong is 12°F. About 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Koshkonong | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 12°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 83°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6.7 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Koshkonong Wildlife Area, at 762 acres. Koshkonong’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Koshkonong | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.3% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mush-Ko-Se-Day Park | 1.4 mi | 51 |
| 2. Koshkonong Wildlife Area | — | 762 |
| 3. Indian Mound County Park | 0.1 mi | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 8,152 U.S. towns with household incomes like Koshkonong’s, it is less healthy than 75%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Koshkonong tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures.
| Koshkonong | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Koshkonong. Close and well known come first.
32 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
12 mi State parkAztalan State Park
23 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
31 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
31 mi Zoo & aquariumHenry Vilas Zoo
29 mi GardenOlbrich Botanical GardensCamp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Henry Vilas Zoo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Olbrich Botanical Gardens: Chief-O at English Wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Koshkonong
About 6 of every 100 Koshkonong residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
2 places in Koshkonong on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Koshkonong is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,763 at the 2020 census. The town entirely surrounds the city of Fort Atkinson. The unincorporated communities of Koshkonong Mounds and Vinnie Ha Ha are located in the town. The unincorporated communities of Blackhawk Island and Koshkonong, as well as the census-designated place of Lake Koshkonong are also located partially in the town.
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7 towns share a border with Koshkonong.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koshkonong | #248 | B− | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Fort Atkinson | #191 | B+ | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Sumner | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| Cold Spring | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lima | — | — | C− | — | B | B |
| Milton | #202 | B | C− | — | A− | B |
| Hebron | — | — | C | — | B− | B− |
Jefferson, Lima and Hebron have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Koshkonong, Jefferson, Lima, Milton and Hebron report no FBI crime data of their own. Sumner and Cold Spring aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Koshkonong with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Koshkonong grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #248 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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