Garden Valley is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, home to about 398 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54611 and 54635.
Homes sold for a median of $123 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population39811 per sq mi
Median home value$214,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$123Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Garden Valley. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Garden Valley
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)115 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)39 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI120 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL244 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Garden Valley; 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
Garden Valley had 395 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 1593rd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Jackson County grew from 17,466 residents in 1900 to 21,145 in 2020.
Jackson 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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 35.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 41 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Blair, WI weather station (17 miles away).
Jobs in Jackson County
4,983 jobs at 400 businesses in Jackson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Garden Valley’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Black River Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Black River Falls10.6 miles
Mayo Clinic Health System OakridgeCritical access hospital · emergency room · Osseo16.0 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 Garden Valley
Parks (6 nearby)
Hixton Rod & Gun Park · 99 acres3.6 mi
Alma Center Fields · 26 acres1.9 mi
Turtle Pond Park · 4 acres1.8 mi
Memorial Park · 2 acres2.7 mi
Silver Mound Wayside · 1 acres0.4 mi
Hixton Park3.4 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Alma Center School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Lincoln Jr/Sr High SchoolAlma Center
7–12
250
Public
2.0 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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