Brighton Town (Marathon County) is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, home to about 677 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54479 and 54488.
Homes sold for a median of $132 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population67720 per sq mi
Median home value$218,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$132Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Unity Town (Clark County); part is in Brighton Town (Marathon County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brighton Town (Marathon County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Brighton Town (Marathon County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)142 miles away
Closer regional airport
Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)32 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI125 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL242 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Brighton Town (Marathon County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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
Brighton Town (Marathon County) had 620 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1246th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Marathon County grew from 43,256 residents in 1900 to 138,013 in 2020.
Marathon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 24.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marshfield Muni Ap, WI weather station (11 miles away).
Jobs in Marathon County
65,770 jobs at 3,436 businesses in Marathon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brighton Town (Marathon County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Marshfield Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Marshfield9.6 miles
Marshfield Medical Center - NeillsvilleCritical access hospital · emergency room · Neillsville20.8 miles
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 Brighton Town (Marathon County)
Parks (1 nearby)
Arc Park · 8 acres1.3 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Gordy's County Market2.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Marathon County Public Library-Spencer Branch1.6 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Lucille Tack Center for the Arts1.5 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Spencer School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Spencer ElementarySpencer
Pre-K–5
290
Public
1.6 mi
Spencer Junior High/HighSpencer
6–12
329
Public
1.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Spencer Village, Spencer Town, Sherman Town (Clark County), Unity Town (Clark County), Unity Village (Marathon County), Unity Village (Clark County), Fremont Town (Clark County), Beaver Town (Clark County), Hull Town and Green Grove.
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