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Spring Grove
Wisconsin›Green County
Ten Eyck, Albert and Minna, Round Barn · Photo: Corey Coyle (Archive link) · CC BY 3.0
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Spring Grove, WI · Ten Eyck, Albert and Minna, Round Barn · Photo: Corey Coyle (Archive link) · CC BY 3.0

Is Spring Grove a good place to live?

14% of residents are under 18 in Spring Grove, below both Wisconsin’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (22%). Among 363 Wisconsin towns, just 2 have a higher July high than Spring Grove. The biggest park or preserve is Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area, at 223 acres. Spring Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Spring Grove stand out

Where Spring Grove beats most towns.

Small town

918 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
JeffersonAvonDecaturJeffersonAvonDecaturSpring Grove
Ten Eyck, Albert and Minna, Round Barn
Ten Eyck, Albert and Minna, Round Barn · National Register of Historic Places
Spring Grove’s story

177 years in pictures

The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1922 and 4 maps from 1893 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1849Spring Grove is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Spring Grove: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring Grove, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Spring Grove’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBrodhead School DistrictJuda School District2 districts serve Spring Grove; 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 Spring Grove ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP codes53520, 5355053520 66% · 53550 34%Census 2020

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

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Spring Grove.

Work & commute

Spring Grove has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Spring Grove for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Monroe (21%), Brodhead (11%) and Madison (11%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

2%work in town
Spring GroveWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town1.8%8.3%8%
Work from home9%12%11%
Median household income$91,000$87,000$80,000
Average trip to work24 minutes22 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Spring Grove2%
Monroe21%
Brodhead11%
Madison11%
Fitchburg3%
22 mi
median commute distance
160
jobs based in Spring Grove
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Low risk in Spring Grove, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.

27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
27Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Spring Grove has four seasons and pleasant summers

Spring Grove has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Spring Grove’s January low is 12°F, near the Wisconsin town median (11°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (22°F).

37″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–31°
Spring37–58°
Summer60–82°
Fall40–61°
Oct 12
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Spring Grove is

Spring Grove beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 42% of adults have obesity in Spring Grove.

Spring GroveWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)42%38%35%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%26%25%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
What stands outSpring GroveWI
More adults with COPD7.9%6.5%
More smokers16.2%13.6%
More adults with heart disease7.5%6.6%
The Monroe Clinic
11.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Outdoors

2.1% of Spring Grove is conserved land

7.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

2.1%conserved
Spring GroveWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.40.4
Conserved land2.1%3.8%4.3%
2.1%
conserved · 538 of 25,324 acres
7.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area—223
2. Clarence Bridge Park—4

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Spring Grove

17pages on Spring Grove
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Spring Grove; the nearest are

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Spring Grove for work

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

21% → Monroe Monroe 21% 11% → Brodhead Brodhead 11% 11% → Madison Madison 11% 3% → Fitchburg Fitchburg 3% 2% → Stoughton Stoughton 2% 2% → Dubuque Dubuque 2% Spring Grove · 2% stay
160jobs based in Spring Grove
2%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Spring Grove

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Spring Grove is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 919 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Oakley and the ghost towns of Clarence and Tyrone are located in the town.

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

Area
40 sq mi
Elevation
807 ft
Area code
608

Questions about Spring Grove

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Spring Grove, WI a good place to live?

Spring Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.