Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Spring Prairie’s subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for civic life and history; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 15 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include John and Margaret Bell House and James Jesse Strang House. Spring Prairie has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Spring Prairie beats most towns.
Where Spring Prairie’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Spring Prairie is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring Prairie, 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 Spring Prairie.
98% of households own their home in Spring Prairie, above both the Wisconsin town median (74%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Typical home values rose 6% in the year to September 2026. The median rent in Spring Prairie is $1,292 a month.
| Spring Prairie | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 98% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,292 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Spring Prairie for work: only 3% work in town. At 28 minutes, Spring Prairie’s average trip to work is where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Spring Prairie has added 116 jobs, to 194 in 2023.
| Spring Prairie | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Spring Prairie has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 13° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Spring Prairie since 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (19% statewide). Spring Prairie’s median age is 50.3 years. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Spring Prairie | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.3 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 21% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.2 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Spring Prairie | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.5% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.4% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.1% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.8% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Spring Prairie beats the Wisconsin average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of Spring Prairie adults feel lonely.
| Spring Prairie | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Spring Prairie | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Spring Prairie | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Honey Creek Wildlife Area - Walworth Unit | — | 246 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Spring Prairie; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Spring Prairie residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
3 places in Spring Prairie on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Spring Prairie is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,123 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Spring Prairie and Voree are located in the town. The unincorporated communities of Honey Creek and Honey Lake are also located partially in the town.
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6 towns share a border with Spring Prairie.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Prairie | — | — | C− | — | B | B |
| Burlington | #194 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B | B− |
| Rochester | #121 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Lafayette | — | — | C | — | B | B+ |
| East Troy | #186 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Burlington | #193 | B+ | B− | — | B | B |
| Lyons | #236 | B− | B− | — | B+ | B |
Spring Prairie and Lafayette have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Spring Prairie, Rochester, Lafayette, East Troy, Burlington and Lyons report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Spring Prairie with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
2 notable people were born here, including Henry A. Cooper and Rollin D. Salisbury.
