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Population 2,155: a town settled in 1927.
The best of Shorewood Hills’ subject grades are an A+ for health, walkability, and incomes; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. 92% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Shorewood Hills, above both the Wisconsin town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). No town in Wisconsin scores lower than Shorewood Hills on cost of living. Shorewood Hills has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them First Unitarian Society Meetinghouse and Shorewood Historic District. Shorewood Hills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Shorewood Hills is from typical.
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Where Shorewood Hills beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Shorewood Hills | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.8% | 9.9% |
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1951.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 places in Shorewood Hills on the National Register of Historic Places.
1,565 counted in 2010 and 2,169 in 2020; an estimated 2,155 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Ordered by what stands out in Shorewood Hills.
The share of households in Shorewood Hills who live in a home they own: 57%. Typical home values rose 8.3% in the year to September 2026.
| Shorewood Hills | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,919 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 57% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Madison Metropolitan School District. Shorewood Hills’ only public school teaches 368 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorewood Hills ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 368 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
No town among the 358 in Wisconsin we compare has a lower share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Shorewood Hills. 8.8% of Shorewood Hills adults say their health is fair or poor. Only one of the 358 Wisconsin towns we compare has a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Shorewood Hills.
| Shorewood Hills | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 5.1% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Shorewood Hills | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.2% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median household income in Shorewood Hills is $154,000. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 5% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Shorewood Hills dropped by 5,593, to 4,546. Just over a fifth of workers work remotely from home here.
| Shorewood Hills | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $154,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 22% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Shorewood Hills’ level of property crime comes in at 14.3 per 1,000 residents. In Shorewood Hills, the violent offense rate is 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Shorewood Hills | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.3 per 1,000 residents | 6.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Shorewood Hills’ midsummer high stands at 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For Shorewood Hills, the concentration of trails is 0.9 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 9 parks and preserves and they come to 0.7 miles.
| Shorewood Hills | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Post Farm Park | 0.2 mi | 8 |
| 2. Dudley Davis Quarry Park | — | 3 |
| 3. John C. McKenna Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Households in Shorewood Hills have drawn federal disaster aid in 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2018. Compared with 51% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. FEMA puts 64% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shorewood Hills. Close and well known come first.
2 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
3 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
28 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail
2 mi Zoo & aquariumHenry Vilas Zoo
3 mi MuseumOverture Center for the Arts
3 mi MuseumNational Mustard MuseumCamp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry Vilas Zoo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Overture Center for the Arts: Chief-O of English Wikipedia, Public domain · National Mustard Museum: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shorewood Hills, 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.
Where Shorewood Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 within 15 miles of the center of Shorewood Hills
About 8 of every 100 Shorewood Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Shorewood Hills is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. It was established in 1927. The population was 2,169 at the 2020 census. Entirely surrounded by the city of Madison and Lake Mendota, it is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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