Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 7,725, settled in 1861.
Yes, by almost any measure. Mount Horeb earns an A+, ranked 1st of 357 in Wisconsin. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 95% of U.S. towns, it is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns, and the median household earns $108K. Its lowest mark, a C+, is in cost of living. Mount Horeb’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Wisconsin’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 48 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score higher on hazard risk. Mount Horeb has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Hoff Department Store and Mt. Horeb Opera Block.
Where Mount Horeb beats most towns.
7,009 counted in 2010 and 7,754 in 2020; an estimated 7,725 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 10.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Mount Horeb is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 42 in 1880, 7,754 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1895 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Horeb. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
30 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail
18 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
6 mi State parkBlue Mound State Park
4 mi MuseumLittle Norway, Wisconsin
28 mi State parkDevil's Lake State ParkCamp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Blue Mound State Park: Mailseth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Little Norway, Wisconsin: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Horeb, 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 Mount Horeb.
Mount Horeb has less food insecurity than most of Wisconsin, sees little violent crime and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
On this, Mount Horeb is where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 3.8% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. 5.4 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves. Stewart Park, at 107 acres with 3.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stewart Park | 3.3 mi | 107 |
| 2. Duane R. Hofstetter Conservation Park | 1 mi | 23 |
| 3. Grundahl Park | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Mount Horeb Area School District. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Mount Horeb High, with 745 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Horeb IntermediateLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 508 | A |
| Mount Horeb HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 745 | B− |
| Mount Horeb MiddleTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 503 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
Mount Horeb’s property crime rate is 1.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Mount Horeb | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 6.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its widest gap with Wisconsin is food insecurity: 7.4% of its 5,665 adults worry about having enough food, against 12.1% statewide.
26% of Mount Horeb adults sleep under 7 hours. Mount Horeb beats the Wisconsin average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Mount Horeb adults get no exercise outside work.
| Mount Horeb | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Mount Horeb | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.5% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 1,623 in 2013 to 2,367.
Most working residents leave Mount Horeb for work: only 15% work in town. Since 2013, Mount Horeb has added 744 jobs, to 2,367 in 2023. 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Mount Horeb.
| Mount Horeb | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 17% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 8.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 10.5°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 78% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 81.6°.
Mount Horeb has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The January low in Mount Horeb is 11°F. About 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Mount Horeb | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 11°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $5,832, against $3,792 across Wisconsin, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median sale price was $475,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Mount Horeb; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Mount Horeb residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
8.9% of the town is conserved land, across 17 parks and preserves.
7 places in Mount Horeb on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Mount Horeb is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,754 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Madison metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Mount Horeb.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Horeb | #1 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A− | A |
| Blue Mounds | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Springdale | — | — | D | — | A− | A+ |
Springdale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Springdale reports no FBI crime data of its own. Blue Mounds isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mount Horeb with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Mount Horeb grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #1 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades A for health, A+ for safety and A− for schools.
The typical home is worth about $389,000, 15% above the Wisconsin typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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