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SextonvilleWI

With 459 residents, this town was settled in 1849.

Is Sextonville a good place to live?

11% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Sextonville, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Sextonville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

459 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Sextonville.

Work & commute

Most of Sextonville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

0%work in town

The top destinations are Richland Center (23%), Madison (10%) and Spring Green (8%). Employers in Sextonville added 23 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 26. Half the trips to work are shorter than 24 miles. In Sextonville, the typical household income is $72,000.

SextonvilleWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Median household income$72,000$87,000$80,000
Average trip to work25 minutes22 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Sextonville0%
Richland Center23%
Madison10%
Spring Green8%
Richland3%
24 mi
median commute distance
26
jobs based in Sextonville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: high risk in Sextonville, mostly inland flooding

74risk score of 100

The FEMA hazard score for Sextonville comes to 74 of 100. FEMA puts 64% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to cold waves.

FEMA risk score
74High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Sextonville

40″snow a winter

Sextonville’s midsummer high is 83°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–31°
Spring35–58°
Summer59–81°
Fall39–60°
Oct 9
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Sextonville is

Among adults in Sextonville, 20% say their health is fair or poor. 30% of adults in Sextonville get no exercise outside work; 76% had a checkup this year.

SextonvilleWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%14%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)30%26%25%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%78%79%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%20%16%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outSextonvilleWI
More smokers17.9%13.6%
More adults with COPD7.6%6.5%
Fewer adults seeing a dentist62.2%67.1%
Richland Hospital
6.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

A home in Sextonville sells for about $290K at the median

$290Kmedian sale price

The share of households in Sextonville who own their home: 82%. The midpoint rent in the town is $1,138 a month.

SextonvilleWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home82%74%73%
Median rent$1,138 a month$1,078 a month$1,185 a month
1
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sextonville

15pages on Sextonville
Getting set up

Moving to Sextonville: who provides what

Sextonville is unincorporated, so Richland County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSextonville WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesRichland CountyRichland County provides services here
SchoolsRichland School DistrictIthaca School District2 districts serve Sextonville; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereTown of Buena Vista ClerkTown of Buena Vista (Richland County); contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes53556, 53581, 5358453556 57% · 53581 32% · 53584 11%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Sextonville for work

Where Sextonville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

23% → Richland Center Richland Center 23% 10% → Madison Madison 10% 8% → Spring Green Spring Green 8% 3% → Richland Richland 3% 2% → Muscoda Muscoda 2% 2% → Mauston Mauston 2% Sextonville · 0% stay
26jobs based in Sextonville
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Sextonville; the nearest are

About Sextonville

Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States

Sextonville is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Buena Vista in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. Sextonville is located on U.S. Route 14, southeast of Richland Center. Sextonville has a post office with ZIP code 53584. As of the 2020 census, its population was 476.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
728 ft
ZIP code
53584

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