Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Its lowest grade is for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $432K, 5.4 years of the Baraboo area’s $80K median household income. Where it does best is incomes (A): the median household earns $101K. Overall, that makes a B−, good for 262nd of 357 in Wisconsin. That leaves it better than 49% of U.S. towns. Tripp Memorial Library and Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. 45% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Prairie du Sac, above both Wisconsin’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). The biggest park or preserve is Culver Community Park, at 67 acres.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
Where Prairie du Sac beats most towns.
Tripp Memorial Library and Hall3,972 counted in 2010 and 4,420 in 2020; an estimated 4,316 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 2.4%, after 11.3% growth 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 Prairie du Sac is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 168 in 1850, 4,420 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1870 and 4 maps from 1895 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Prairie du Sac, 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 Prairie du Sac.
Prairie du Sac trades workers with Madison and other neighbors and has fewer 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Wisconsin (mostly inland flooding).
Trails total 1.0 miles in 11 parks and preserves. For Prairie du Sac, the trail network density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Prairie du Sac | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Culver Community Park | 0.1 mi | 67 |
| 2. VFW Park | — | 25 |
| 3. Sauk Prairie Riverfront Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. The largest public high school is Sauk Prairie High, with 862 students. The public schools here belong to the Sauk Prairie School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridges ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 458 | – |
| Sauk Prairie HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 862 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Prairie du Sac’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $1,370 a month. A typical home in the town is worth about $432,000, up 4.2% in a year, 28% above the Wisconsin typical home. 69% of Prairie du Sac households own their home.
| Prairie du Sac | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,370 a month | $1,076 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Baraboo weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 11 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 82% of Wisconsin places with climate records.
In Prairie du Sac, the July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,432 U.S. towns with household incomes like Prairie du Sac’s, it is less healthy than 55%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
The share of adults in Prairie du Sac who binge drink: 20%. Two figures for adults in the town: 29% feel lonely, 39% have obesity.
| Prairie du Sac | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Prairie du Sac | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of Wisconsin towns, with expected losses of about $230 per resident a year; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA hazard score for Prairie du Sac comes to 65 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 57% come from inland flooding and 18% from cold waves. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Prairie du Sac has about as many jobs (2,204) as working residents, but only 293 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 1,649 in 2013 to 2,204.
Commuting out is the norm in Prairie du Sac: 12% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 555, to 2,204. Also worth knowing: 16% of workers work from home here. The top destinations are Madison (25%), Sauk City (12%) and Middleton (5%).
| Prairie du Sac | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Prairie du Sac. Close and well known come first.
22 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
10 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail
8 mi State parkDevil's Lake State Park
24 mi Canyon & gorgeDells of the Wisconsin River
23 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center22 mi Theme parkNoah's Ark Water ParkCamp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Prairie du Sac; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Prairie du Sac residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Prairie du Sac is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, located along the Wisconsin River. The population was 4,420 at the 2020 census. The village is surrounded by the Town of Prairie du Sac, the Wisconsin River, and the village of Sauk City; together, Prairie du Sac and Sauk City are referred to as Sauk Prairie.
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4 towns share a border with Prairie du Sac.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie du Sac | #262 | B− | C | — | B− | B |
| Prairie du Sac | — | — | B− | — | B− | B+ |
| Roxbury | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B+ |
| West Point | — | — | C | — | B− | A− |
| Lake Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Prairie du Sac, Roxbury and West Point have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Prairie du Sac, Prairie du Sac, Roxbury and West Point report no FBI crime data of their own. Lake Wisconsin isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Prairie du Sac with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Prairie du Sac grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #262 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B for health and B− for schools.
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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