Holton is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, home to about 883 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54405, 54425 and 54480.
Homes sold for a median of $112 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population88326 per sq mi
Median home value$217,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$112Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Holton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Holton
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)142 miles away
Closer regional airport
Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)35 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN136 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL255 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Holton; 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
Holton had 859 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1015th 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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 34.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 57 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Medford, WI weather station (10 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
23 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Holton’s ZIP codes.
Marshfield Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Marshfield22.7 miles
Aspirus Stanley HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Stanley29.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
4
Mental health providers
6
Physical and occupational therapists
3
Chiropractors
5
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 Holton
Parks (4 nearby)
Shortner Park · 34 acres2.5 mi
Jack Nikolay Field · 10 acres2.8 mi
Red Arrow Park · 9 acres2.9 mi
HK Christensen Park · 1 acres3.0 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Abbotsford School District, Medford Area Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Abbotsford ElementaryAbbotsford
Pre-K–5
374
Public
2.7 mi
Stetsonville ElementaryStetsonville
Pre-K–4
203
Public
6.1 mi
Abbotsford Middle/Senior HighAbbotsford
6–12
414
Public
2.7 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Country View Mennonite SchoolDorchester
1–8
38
Mennonite
5.0 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 Abbotsford City (Clark County), Dorchester Village (Clark County), Mayville Town, Stetsonville, Deer Creek Town (Taylor County), Abbotsford City (Marathon County), Little Black, Hull Town and Dorchester Village (Marathon County).
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