Prairie Farm Town is a town in Barron County, Wisconsin, home to about 483 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54762 and 54763.
Homes sold for a median of $146 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population48314 per sq mi
Median home value$235,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$146Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Prairie Farm Town. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Prairie Farm Town
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)66 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)35 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN59 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL318 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Prairie Farm Town; 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
Prairie Farm Town had 566 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 1483rd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Barron County grew from 23,677 residents in 1900 to 46,711 in 2020.
Barron 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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 35.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ridgeland 1nne, WI weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Barron County
17,770 jobs at 1,340 businesses in Barron County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Barron12.5 miles
Amery Hospital & ClinicCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Amery19.7 miles
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rice Lake20.9 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Prairie Farm Town
Parks (1 nearby)
Pioneer Park · 7 acres1.0 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Prairie Farm Public School District, Barron Area School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Prairie Farm ElementaryPrairie Farm
Pre-K–5
125
Public
1.1 mi
Ridgeland-Dallas ElementaryRidgeland
Pre-K–4
68
Public
4.2 mi
Prairie Farm MiddlePrairie Farm
6–8
73
Public
1.1 mi
Prairie Farm HighPrairie Farm
9–12
125
Public
1.1 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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Shares ZIP codes with Prairie Farm Village, Wilson Town (Dunn County), Ridgeland, Sheridan, Sand Creek, Arland, Dallas Town, New Haven Town (Dunn County) and Vance Creek.
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