Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,392. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Trash day: look up yoursTurtle’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a C for health. Its National Register listings include Turtleville Iron Bridge and Shopiere Congregational Church. Turtle has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Turtle beats most towns.
Shopiere Congregational ChurchWhere Turtle’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 Turtle is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1893 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Turtle, 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 Turtle.
The mean commuting time for Turtle comes to 31 minutes, above both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Turtle has added 99 jobs, to 304 in 2023. Half of commuters travel less than 11 miles. The town’s middle household income is $94,000.
| Turtle | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
33% of adults get no exercise outside work in Turtle, against 26% in Wisconsin’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. In Turtle, 16% of adults binge drink.
| Turtle | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Turtle | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.6% | 8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 16% | 12.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 5.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A winter brings about 37 inches of snow, with January nights at 13° and July afternoons at 83°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For Turtle, the typical rent is $874 a month. Home values are up 7.8% over the year to September 2026. 87% of households live in a home they own in the town.
| Turtle | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $874 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 just over two in five residents (38% statewide). For residents in Turtle, the share who are under 18 is 20%. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Turtle | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Turtle | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.9% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.2% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.1% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
FEMA puts 56% of Turtle’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to tornadoes. Compared with 55% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Turtle after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sweet Allyn County Park | — | 12 |
| 2. Turtle Creek Parkway | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Turtle. Close and well known come first.
30 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
29 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
36 mi State parkAztalan State Park
21 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
19 mi GardenAnderson Japanese Gardens
32 mi MuseumOld World WisconsinIllinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old World Wisconsin: Bridget Bannon, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Turtle
About 4 of every 100 Turtle residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
3 places in Turtle on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Wisconsin, United States
The Town of Turtle is located in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,393 at the 2020 census. The city of Beloit borders the town. The unincorporated communities of Foxhollow, Porters, and Shopiere are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Tiffany is also located partially within the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
4 towns share a border with Turtle.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Beloit | #352 | D | B | C− | D− | C− |
| Clinton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Prairie | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beloit | #252 | B− | B | B | B | C− |
Turtle has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Turtle reports no FBI crime data of its own. Clinton and La Prairie aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Turtle with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
