Milton Town (Buffalo County) is a town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, home to about 450 people across 26 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54629.
Homes sold for a median of $143 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population45018 per sq mi
Median home value$256,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$143Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Fountain City; part is in Milton Town (Buffalo County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Milton Town (Buffalo County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Milton Town (Buffalo County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)92 miles away
Closer regional airport
La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN90 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL257 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Milton Town (Buffalo 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
Milton Town (Buffalo County) had 541 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1533rd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Buffalo County grew from 16,765 residents in 1900 to 13,317 in 2020.
Buffalo 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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 34.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 38 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Winona Dam 5 A, MN weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Buffalo County
2,922 jobs at 312 businesses in Buffalo County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Milton Town (Buffalo County).
Nearest hospitals
Winona Health ServicesGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Winona7.7 miles
St. Elizabeth Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Wabasha25.1 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 Milton Town (Buffalo County)
Grocery stores
Bluff Country Coop6.0 mi
Hy-Vee6.2 mi
Aldi6.2 mi
Midtown Foods6.3 mi
Pharmacies
Hy-Vee Pharmacy6.1 mi
Gundersen Health Winona Pharmacy6.3 mi
Goltz Pharmacy6.4 mi
Libraries
Winona Public Library6.2 mi
Fitzgerald Library6.4 mi
Museums
Minnesota Marine Art Museum5.4 mi
Remlinger Collector Car Museum5.5 mi
Winona County Historical Society Armory Museum6.1 mi
Polish Cultural Institute & Museum6.4 mi
Watkins Heritage Museum6.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Valencia Arts Center5.9 mi
Winona Arts Center6.4 mi
Performance Center6.5 mi
Lake Park Bandshell6.9 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Cochrane-Fountain City School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Cochrane-Fountain City ElementaryFountain City
Pre-K–6
271
Public
6.3 mi
Cochrane-Fountain City HighFountain City
7–12
244
Public
6.3 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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