Franklin Town (Vernon County) is a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,011 people across 52 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54665.
Homes sold for a median of $193 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population1,01120 per sq mi
Median home value$233,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$193Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Viroqua City; part is in Franklin Town (Vernon County)
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Around Franklin Town (Vernon County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)148 miles away
Closer regional airport
La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE)29 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI80 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL201 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Franklin Town (Vernon 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
Franklin Town (Vernon County) had 1,106 residents in the 2020 census, up 20% since 2000.
It’s the 893rd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Vernon County grew from 28,351 residents in 1900 to 30,714 in 2020.
Vernon 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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 47 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Viroqua, WI weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Vernon County
7,182 jobs at 686 businesses in Vernon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
147 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Franklin Town (Vernon County).
Nearest hospitals
Vernon Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · ViroquaUnder a mile
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · La Crosse24.7 miles
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · La Crosse24.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
19
Specialist doctors
14
Dentists
4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
24
Mental health providers
45
Physical and occupational therapists
29
Optometrists
2
Chiropractors
10
Pharmacies
3
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 Franklin Town (Vernon County)
Parks (5 nearby)
Sidie Hollow County Park · 525 acres3.1 mi
Vernon County Fairgrounds · 37 acres1.5 mi
Wayside Park · 5 acres4.4 mi
City Park · 2 acres0.9 mi
Wayside · 2 acres2.0 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Nelson Agri-Center1.0 mi
Walmart Supercenter1.8 mi
UScellular Authorized Agent - Cell.Plus2.1 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens1.1 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Viroqua Public Library0.8 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Vernon County Historical Society0.8 mi
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Viroqua Area School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Viroqua Area Montessori SchoolViroqua
Pre-K–8
147
Charter
1.0 mi
Viroqua ElementaryViroqua
Pre-K–4
276
Public
1.0 mi
Viroqua MiddleViroqua
5–8
253
Public
1.1 mi
Laurel HighViroqua
9–12
43
Charter
1.1 mi
Vernon County Area Better Futures HighViroqua
9–12
18
Charter
1.1 mi
Viroqua HighViroqua
9–12
301
Public
1.1 mi
Private schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Cornerstone Christian AcademyViroqua
Pre-K–12
34
Christian (no specific denomination)
3.7 mi
Pleasant Ridge Waldorf SchoolViroqua
Pre-K–8
144
Nonsectarian
0.9 mi
Youth Initiative High SchoolViroqua
9–12
67
Nonsectarian
0.7 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 Viroqua City, Viroqua Town, Jefferson Town (Vernon County), Harmony Town (Vernon County), Sterling Town (Vernon County) and Liberty Town (Vernon County).
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