Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Springdale’s subject grades are an A+ for health, an A for incomes, and an A− for schools; the weakest is a D for cost of living. Only 10 of Wisconsin’s 874 towns score higher on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 24 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Springdale has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them John Sweet Donald Farmstead and Aslak Lie Cabin. Springdale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Springdale beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Springdale | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.6% | 12.1% |
John Sweet Donald FarmsteadWhere Springdale’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 Springdale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1849.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Springdale. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
32 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail
11 mi State parkBlue Mound State Park
8 mi MuseumLittle Norway, Wisconsin
30 mi State parkDevil's Lake State ParkCamp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Mound State Park: Mailseth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Little Norway, Wisconsin: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Springdale, 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 Springdale.
The typical Springdale home is worth about $621,000, up 2.7% in a year, 84% above the Wisconsin typical home. Springdale’s median rent is $1,723 a month, against $1,078 a month in Wisconsin’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. 83% of Springdale households own their home.
| Springdale | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,723 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
27% of Springdale adults sleep under 7 hours, below both Wisconsin’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (36%). 21% of adults binge drink in Springdale. Only 9 of the 358 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Springdale.
| Springdale | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Springdale | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.6% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.4% | 5.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Springdale for work: only 2% work in town. Springdale’s median household income is $129,000. Since 2013, Springdale has added 199 jobs, to 377 in 2023.
| Springdale | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $129,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Springdale has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 11° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
14 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Donald County Park, 861 acres with 12.7 miles of trail.
| Springdale | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 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. Donald County Park | 12.7 mi | 861 |
| 2. Forest of Fame Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Springdale
About 5 of every 100 Springdale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
3 places in Springdale on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Wisconsin, US
Springdale is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,056 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Klevenville, Mount Vernon, and Riley are located in the town.
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5 towns share a border with Springdale.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | — | — | D | — | A− | A+ |
| Mount Horeb | #1 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A− | A |
| Verona | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Primrose | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blue Mounds | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cross Plains | — | — | C+ | — | A | A |
Springdale, Verona and Cross Plains have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Springdale, Verona and Cross Plains report no FBI crime data of their own. Primrose and Blue Mounds aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Springdale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 7 years of the area's median household income ($88,804 across the Madison, WI metro area). 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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