Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Vienna’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A for health, and an A− for schools. On incomes, just 39 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do better. Only 24 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns score lower on civic life. Dunroven House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Vienna has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Vienna beats most towns.
1,482 counted in 2010 and 1,666 in 2020; an estimated 1,597 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Vienna is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 2 maps from 1983 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vienna. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
20 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail
13 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
33 mi Canyon & gorgeDells of the Wisconsin River
18 mi State parkDevil's Lake State Park
31 mi State parkAztalan State ParkCamp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vienna, 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 Vienna.
The typical Vienna home is worth about $619,000, up 1.5% in a year, 84% above the Wisconsin typical home. 94% of Vienna households own their home, above both Wisconsin’s towns (74%) and U.S. towns (73%).
| Vienna | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,159 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 Vienna for work: only 4% work in town. At $140,000, Vienna’s median household income is above both the Wisconsin town median ($87,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Since 2013, Vienna has added 913 jobs, to 1,300 in 2023.
| Vienna | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $140,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Vienna beats the Wisconsin average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 21% of adults binge drink in Vienna.
| Vienna | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Vienna | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.8% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Vienna has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 10° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.2 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Dane County Waterfowl Production Area, at 152 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Schmidt's Woods | 0.9 mi | 39 |
| 2. Dane County Waterfowl Production Area | — | 152 |
| 3. Wilke Prairie Preserve | — | 39 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Vienna
About 5 of every 100 Vienna residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
Where Vienna’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Vienna is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,666 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Norway Grove is located in the town.
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4 towns share a border with Vienna.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna | — | — | C+ | — | A− | A |
| DeForest | #68 | A | C | B+ | B+ | A |
| Arlington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Westport | #74 | A | C | — | A | A |
Vienna has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Vienna and Westport report no FBI crime data of their own. Arlington and Dane aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Vienna with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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 C+.
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