Dayton Town (Richland County) is a town in Richland County, Wisconsin, home to about 648 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53573 and 53581.
Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population64818 per sq mi
Median home value$242,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$158Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Richland Center; part is in Dayton Town (Richland County)
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Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)131 miles away
Closer regional airport
La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE)56 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI53 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL174 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Dayton Town (Richland 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
Dayton Town (Richland County) had 763 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 1292nd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Richland County grew from 19,483 residents in 1900 to 17,304 in 2020.
Richland 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 39.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Richland Ctr, WI weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Richland County
4,436 jobs at 377 businesses in Richland County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
133 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dayton Town (Richland County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Richland HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Richland Center2.7 miles
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and ClinicsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Boscobel19.7 miles
Gundersen St. Josephs Hospital and ClinicsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hillsboro22.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
22
Specialist doctors
13
Dentists
10
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
19
Mental health providers
29
Physical and occupational therapists
25
Optometrists
7
Chiropractors
8
Pharmacies
9
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 Dayton Town (Richland County)
Parks (9 nearby)
North Park · 82 acres2.5 mi
Richland County Fairgrounds · 52 acres3.0 mi
Krouskop Park · 34 acres2.3 mi
Miner Hill Trails Park · 30 acres2.9 mi
Arboretum · 14 acres2.3 mi
Story Field · 7 acres2.8 mi
Grocery stores
Walmart Supercenter4.7 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Miller Memorial Library1.9 mi
Brewer Public Library2.5 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Richland Museum & Visitor's Center2.3 mi
Richland County History Room2.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
The Coppertop1.9 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Ithaca School District, Richland School District, Riverdale School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(13)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Ithaca ElementaryRichland Center
Pre-K–5
145
Public
7.8 mi
Richland Center Primary SchoolRichland Center
Pre-K–2
301
Public
3.1 mi
Richland Community 4KRichland Center
Pre-K
—
Public
8.6 mi
Riverdale ElementaryMuscoda
Pre-K–6
337
Public
9.9 mi
Richland Online AcademyRichland Center
K–12
12
Charter
1.7 mi
Richland Center Intermediate SchoolRichland Center
3–6
275
Public
2.8 mi
Ithaca MiddleRichland Center
6–8
69
Public
7.8 mi
Riverdale AcademyMuscoda
6–12
14
Alternative Education
9.9 mi
Richland Center HighRichland Center
7–12
512
Public
1.7 mi
Riverdale Junior HighMuscoda
7–8
88
Public
10.0 mi
PARTNER Charter SchoolRichland Center
8–12
21
Charter, Alternative Education
2.0 mi
Ithaca HighRichland Center
9–12
105
Public
7.8 mi
Riverdale HighMuscoda
9–12
192
Public
10.0 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Mary of the Assumption SchoolRichland Center
Pre-K–8
130
Roman Catholic
2.5 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 Richland Center, Richland, Muscoda Village (Grant County), Rockbridge, Muscoda Town, Marshall Town (Richland County), Ithaca, Eagle Town (Richland County), Sylvan, Orion, Castle Rock, Pulaski Town, Henrietta, Boaz, Willow and Muscoda Village (Iowa County).
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