Roxbury is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,808 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53529, 53560 and 53583.
Homes sold for a median of $227 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population1,80853 per sq mi
Median home value$460,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$227Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Roxbury. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Roxbury
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)94 miles away
Closer regional airport
Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI18 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL142 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Roxbury; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Roxbury
U.S. Representative · Wisconsin’s 2nd DistrictMark Pocan (D)
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
Roxbury had 1,871 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 491st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Dane County grew from 69,435 residents in 1900 to 561,504 in 2020.
Dane 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 36.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sauk City Wwtp, WI weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Dane County
314,435 jobs at 14,765 businesses in Dane County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
68 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Roxbury’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Sauk Prairie HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Prairie Du Sac3.8 miles
Ssm Health St. Clare Hospital - BarabooGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Baraboo16.3 miles
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Madison18.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
14
Specialist doctors
4
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
14
Mental health providers
5
Physical and occupational therapists
19
Chiropractors
11
Pharmacies
4
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 Roxbury
Parks (21 nearby)
Culver Community Park · 75 acres3.2 mi
Sauk Prairie Riverfront Park · 60 acres2.4 mi
VFW Park · 35 acres3.8 mi
Jaycee Athletic Park · 10 acres2.4 mi
Westwynde Park · 7 acres3.6 mi
Sauk City Historic Park · 7 acres1.9 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Piggly Wiggly1.9 mi
Sentry3.3 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens1.9 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
George Culver Community Library1.9 mi
Ruth Culver Community Library3.2 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Tripp Heritage Museum3.2 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Wisconsin Heights School District, Sauk Prairie School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Wisconsin Heights ElementaryMazomanie
Pre-K–5
391
Public
6.7 mi
Sauk Prairie MiddleSauk City
6–8
595
Public
2.6 mi
Wisconsin Heights MiddleMazomanie
6–8
153
Public
6.7 mi
Wisconsin Heights HighMazomanie
9–12
238
Public
6.7 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Blessed Trinity Catholic SchoolDane
Pre-K–8
54
Roman Catholic
10.8 mi
Shoreless Lake School WisconsinSauk City
7–10
11
Roman Catholic
2.6 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 Sauk City, Mazomanie Village, Dane Village, Mazomanie Town, Dane Town, Troy Town (Sauk County), Prairie du Sac Town, Vienna, Berry, Springfield Town (Dane County), Black Earth Town, Arena Town and Honey Creek.
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