Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Sullivan’s best subject grades are a B+ for the outdoors and a B for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. Sullivan’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, against 22 minutes in Wisconsin’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 72 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on walkability. 13% of the land in Sullivan is conserved, against 3.8% in Wisconsin’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Bark River Game Preserve, at 1,034 acres. Sullivan has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Sullivan’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 Sullivan is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 320 in 1920, 651 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Sullivan, 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 Sullivan.
0.9% of working residents work locally in Sullivan. Jobs based in Sullivan grew to 119 in 2023, 40 more than in 2013. 7.2% of workers work from home in Sullivan.
| Sullivan | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.2% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Sullivan home is worth about $446,000, up 6.2% in a year, 32% above the Wisconsin typical home. 92% of Sullivan households own their home.
| Sullivan | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,043 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Adults 35 to 64 are 51% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Sullivan | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.3 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 16% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 32% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±10 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Sullivan | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.8% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 24% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.5% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.2% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sullivan has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 12° and about 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Sullivan’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paradise Valley Wildlife Area | 1 mi | 316 |
| 2. Bark River Game Preserve | 0.2 mi | 1,034 |
| 3. Rome Pond Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Sullivan beats the Wisconsin average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Sullivan | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Sullivan | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 12.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.8% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sullivan. Close and well known come first.
36 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
37 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
14 mi State parkAztalan State Park
19 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
36 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
35 mi MuseumNature & Culture Museum of WisconsinFiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin: The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sullivan
About 2 of every 100 Sullivan residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Sullivan (formerly Winfield) is a village in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 651 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Sullivan, and is known to residents of southern Wisconsin including the Madison and Milwaukee metro areas as the location of the National Weather Service forecast office MKX, although its mailing address is in nearby Dousman.
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7 towns share a border with Sullivan.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan · Sullivan | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | B |
| Ottawa | #60 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Jefferson | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| Palmyra | — | — | B | — | C− | B− |
| Concord | — | — | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Rome | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hebron | — | — | C | — | B− | B− |
Sullivan, Jefferson, Palmyra, Concord and Hebron have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sullivan, Ottawa, Jefferson, Palmyra, Concord and Hebron report no FBI crime data of their own. Rome isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Sullivan and Sullivan are one community, graded once. Compare Sullivan with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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