Town guide

Baraboo Town, Wisconsin

Baraboo Town is a town in Sauk County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,607 people across 31 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53913 and 53951.

Homes sold for a median of $180 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population1,60752 per sq mi
Median home value$350,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$180Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking71%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Baraboo Town

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)101 miles away
Closer regional airportDane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)31 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Madison, WI31 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL154 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Baraboo Town; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Baraboo Town

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Baraboo Town had 1,816 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.

It’s the 556th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Sauk County grew from 33,006 residents in 1900 to 65,763 in 2020.

Baraboo Town population by census2000: 1,828, 2010: 1,672, 2020: 1,8161,82820001,67220101,8162020

Sauk County, 1900–2020

Sauk County population, 1900 to 20201900: 33,006, 1910: 32,869, 1920: 32,548, 1930: 32,030, 1940: 33,700, 1950: 38,120, 1960: 36,179, 1970: 39,057, 1980: 43,469, 1990: 46,975, 2000: 55,225, 2010: 61,976, 2020: 65,76333K’00’1033K’20’3034K’40’5036K’60’7043K’80’9055K’00’1066K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 39.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Baraboo TownJan: high 28°F, low 10°F, 1.4 in; Feb: high 32°F, low 13°F, 1.4 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 23°F, 2.2 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 34°F, 4.2 in; May: high 70°F, low 46°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 56°F, 5.6 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 60°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 58°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 50°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 38°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 46°F, low 28°F, 2.2 in; Dec: high 33°F, low 17°F, 1.7 in28°10°Jan1.432°13°Feb1.444°23°Mar2.257°34°Apr4.270°46°May4.379°56°Jun5.683°60°Jul4.881°58°Aug4.574°50°Sep3.961°38°Oct2.946°28°Nov2.233°17°Dec1.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Baraboo, WI weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Sauk County

31,025 jobs at 1,876 businesses in Sauk County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sauk CountyHotels and restaurants: 7,576 jobs; Manufacturing: 5,402 jobs; Retail trade: 4,200 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 4,057 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,490 jobs; Construction: 1,371 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,295 jobs; Professional services: 1,259 jobsHotels and restaurants 24% Manufacturing 17% Retail trade 14% Health care and social assistance 13% Wholesale trade 5% Construction 4% Administrative and support 4% Professional services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

232 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Baraboo Town’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ssm Health St. Clare Hospital - BarabooGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Baraboo1.5 miles
  • Sauk Prairie HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Prairie Du Sac12.3 miles
  • Reedsburg Area Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Reedsburg12.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors18
Specialist doctors21
Dentists17
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants34
Mental health providers90
Physical and occupational therapists25
Optometrists9
Chiropractors18
Pharmacies5

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Baraboo Town

Parks (22 nearby)

  • Circus World Museum · 54 acres1.5 mi
  • Village Forest Park · 50 acres0.9 mi
  • Sauk County Fairgrounds · 30 acres1.8 mi
  • Pierce Park · 26 acres1.5 mi
  • Ochsner Park · 21 acres0.2 mi
  • Steinhorst Park · 15 acres1.8 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • ALDI0.5 mi
  • Festival Foods0.6 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter1.2 mi
  • Baraboo Fresh Market1.6 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.5 mi
  • Walmart Pharmacy1.2 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • T.N. Savides Library0.7 mi
  • Baraboo Public Library0.7 mi

Museums (4 nearby)

  • Sauk County Historical Society History Center0.3 mi
  • Sauk County Historical Museum0.5 mi
  • Irvin Feld Exhibit Hall and Visitor Center1.3 mi
  • Nature Center3.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)

  • R.G. Brown Theater0.7 mi
  • Al Ringling Theater0.8 mi
  • Hippodrome1.3 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Baraboo Town

Public schools here are run by Baraboo School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Al Behrman ElementaryBarabooPre-K–5278Public1.5 mi
Baraboo Early Learning CooperativeBarabooPre-K116Public0.5 mi
BELC--Renewal Head StartBarabooPre-K15Public0.5 mi
East ElementaryBarabooPre-K–5334Public1.4 mi
North Freedom ElementaryNorth FreedomPre-K–5103Public5.4 mi
West Elementary-Kindergarten CenterBarabooPre-K–K35Public0.5 mi
Willson ElementaryBarabooPre-K–5284Public0.3 mi
Jack Young MiddleBaraboo6–8548Public0.5 mi
Baraboo HighBaraboo9–12885Public0.3 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Community Christian School of BarabooBarabooPre-K–12114Christian (no specific denomination)4.7 mi
St John's Lutheran SchoolBarabooPre-K–888Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod1.2 mi
St Joseph Parish SchoolBarabooPre-K–8196Roman Catholic1.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Baraboo, Lake Delton, Delton, West Baraboo, Fairfield, Greenfield Town (Sauk County), North Freedom, Excelsior, Sumpter, Freedom Town (Sauk County) and Honey Creek.

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