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Reedsburg is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 292nd of 357 graded towns in Wisconsin, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $75K. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $316K, 4 years of the Baraboo area’s $80K median household income. 35% of working residents work locally in Reedsburg, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 8%. Its National Register listings include Chicago and North Western Depot and City Hotel.
Where Reedsburg beats most towns.
Census counts: 461 in 1860, 9,984 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1870 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
15 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Reedsburg is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Reedsburg, 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 Reedsburg.
Reedsburg is safe by national standards but not by Wisconsin’s and has cooler summers than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
There are 2.4 miles of trail across 20 parks and preserves. Roger Popple Nature Area, at 71 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Reedsburg: 20, covering 337 acres.
| Reedsburg | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.5% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Roger Popple Nature Area | 1.4 mi | 71 |
| 2. Hay Creek Nature Reserve | 0.3 mi | 49 |
| 3. Nishan Park | 0.1 mi | 52 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Of its 8 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The public schools here belong to the Reedsburg School District. Public school enrollment here: 1,665 students across 4 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webb MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 572 | C+ |
| Reedsburg Area HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 889 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
July afternoons average 82.4°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 87% of Wisconsin places with climate records; January nights average 8.8°.
For Reedsburg, the January low is 9°F. About 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Reedsburg | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 9°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
14% of adults report frequent physical distress in Reedsburg. Two figures for adults here: 41% have obesity, 16% smoke cigarettes.
| Reedsburg | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| What stands out | Reedsburg | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.4% | 9.9% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 31.6% | 26.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Reedsburg rose by 965, to 6,299. Roughly one working resident in three has a job in Reedsburg itself. The town’s mean commuting time stands at 20 minutes. The top destinations are Baraboo (8%), Madison (7%) and Lake Delton (6%).
| Reedsburg | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.3% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of residents in Reedsburg who are under 18: 25%. Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). This Wisconsin town has grown 6% since 2020, to 10,641 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 33% across Wisconsin.
| Reedsburg | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.3 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 45.8, men 39.2.
| Reedsburg | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.2% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.8% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.3% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.8% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 21.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 74% of Wisconsin’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 187 to 149 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
In Reedsburg, the property offense rate is 13.4 per 1,000 residents. Its level of violent crime comes in at 1 per 1,000 residents.
| Reedsburg | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.4 per 1,000 residents | 6.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Reedsburg home is worth about $316,000, up 4.8% in a year, 6% below the Wisconsin typical home. Reedsburg: 62% of households live in a home they own. Also worth knowing: for Reedsburg, the median rent is $977 a month.
| Reedsburg | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $977 a month | $1,080 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Reedsburg after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2026. On expected storm and flood damage, Reedsburg sits below just over half of U.S. communities. Since 1992, Reedsburg has seen 70 flood insurance claims paid out. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 55% come from inland flooding and 21% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Reedsburg. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Canyon & gorgeDells of the Wisconsin River
15 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail12 mi Theme parkNoah's Ark Water Park
16 mi State parkDevil's Lake State Park
12 mi Theme parkMt. Olympus Water & Theme Park8 mi MuseumMid-Continent Railway MuseumDells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5
None within 15 miles of Reedsburg; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Reedsburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
15 places in Reedsburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Reedsburg.
City in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States
Reedsburg is a city in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population in 2020 was 9,984. The city is located 55 miles (89 km) northwest of Madison within the Baraboo micropolitan area. The city is surrounded by the Town of Reedsburg and is situated along the Baraboo River. It is the second-largest city in Sauk County after Baraboo, with a population of 9,984 at the time of the 2020 United States census. Prior to the arrival of non-indigenous people in the 19th century, the region was home to the Ho-Chunk people. Reedsburg was first settled by James W. Babb in 1845. David C. Reed arrived in 1847, building a dam and being the namesake of the town. After the town was platted in 1852, gr…
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2 towns share a border with Reedsburg.
Reedsburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Reedsburg reports no FBI crime data of its own. Winfield isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Reedsburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Reedsburg grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #292 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades C+ for health, C+ for safety and C+ 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 B.
9 notable people were born here, including Warren Weaver and Clare Briggs.
