Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Verona’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes and health and an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. Verona’s median household income is $150,000, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at $87,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Only 3 of Wisconsin’s 874 towns score higher on health. On history, just 15 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Verona’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both Wisconsin’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Sugar River Wildlife Area, at 812 acres. Verona has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Verona beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Verona | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.7% | 9.9% |
Where Verona’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 Verona is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 455 in 1930, 14,030 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1943 and 3 maps from 1923 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Verona. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
12 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
33 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail
14 mi State parkBlue Mound State Park
11 mi Zoo & aquariumHenry Vilas Zoo
10 mi MuseumNational Mustard MuseumCamp 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 · Henry Vilas Zoo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · National Mustard Museum: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Verona, 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 Verona.
24% of Verona adults have high blood pressure. Among 358 Wisconsin towns, just 1 have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Verona. 31% of Verona adults have obesity.
| Verona | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 16% |
| What stands out | Verona | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.9% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74% | 77.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Verona.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No town among the 363 in Wisconsin we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Verona. Jobs based in Verona fell to 514 in 2023, 327 fewer than in 2013. Verona’s average trip to work is 18 minutes.
| Verona | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Verona 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
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Prairie Moraine County Park | 6.4 mi | 170 |
| 2. Badger Prairie County Park | 6.3 mi | 238 |
| 3. Ice Age Trail Junction Area | 3.6 mi | 293 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Verona
About 3 of every 100 Verona residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
4 notable people were born in Verona.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Verona is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 14,030 at the 2020 census. The city is located 10 miles (16 km) southwest of downtown Madison within the Town of Verona. It is part of the Madison metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
7 towns share a border with Verona.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verona | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Verona | #23 | A+ | C− | A | B+ | A+ |
| Madison | #289 | C+ | D | C | C | A |
| Springdale | — | — | D | — | A− | A+ |
| Fitchburg | #154 | B+ | D | C+ | B+ | A |
| Middleton | #90 | A− | D | — | A | A+ |
| Montrose | — | — | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Primrose | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Verona, Springdale and Montrose have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Verona, Springdale, Middleton and Montrose report no FBI crime data of their own. Primrose isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Verona with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
4 notable people were born here, including Neil Walker and Jamie King.
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