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A town of 1,618, settled in 1857. 41% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Trash day: FridayOrfordville’s best subject grade is an A− for civic life. Orfordville’s typical journey to work is 29 minutes, above both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 8 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a higher July high than Orfordville. Orfordville Depot is on the National Register of Historic Places. Orfordville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Orfordville beats most towns.
Where Orfordville’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 Orfordville is from typical.
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The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1890.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orfordville, 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 Orfordville.
Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles. Since 2013, Orfordville has added 40 jobs, to 377 in 2023. For most workers, Orfordville is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Its middle household income comes in at $65,000.
| Orfordville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The public schools here belong to the Parkview School District. Below: Two of its 4 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 428 | B+ |
| Parkview HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 187 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Orfordville after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2026. Compared with just over three quarters of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. FEMA puts 44% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Home values are up 4.3% over the year to September 2026. Orfordville: 72% of households are owner-occupiers, near both the Wisconsin town median (74%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Orfordville, the age of the median resident is 45.3 years. People 65 and older are 24% of residents (19% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (38% statewide). The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Orfordville at 1,618 residents, up 10% since 2020. For residents here, the share who are under 18 is 25%.
| Orfordville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.3 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 21% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.6 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Orfordville | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.1% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.1% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.7% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.7% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.3% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Just over two in five adults have obesity in Orfordville. Among adults in the town, 76% had a checkup this year and 37% sleep under 7 hours.
| Orfordville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Orfordville | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer women getting mammograms | 73.7% | 80.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Purdy Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Willow Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Orfordville
About 3 of every 100 Orfordville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Village in Rock County, Wisconsin
Orfordville is a village in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located at the intersection of Highway 11, Highway 213, and the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad. The population was 1,473 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Orfordville.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orfordville | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Spring Valley | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plymouth | — | — | C | — | B | C+ |
Orfordville and Plymouth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Orfordville and Plymouth report no FBI crime data of their own. Spring Valley isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Orfordville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
41% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
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−.
2 notable people were born here, including Gilbert N. Haugen and Paul John Kvale.