Scott Town (Burnett County) is a town in Burnett County, Wisconsin, home to about 655 people across 28 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54801, 54830 and 54893.
Homes sold for a median of $220 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population65524 per sq mi
Median home value$341,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$220Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Scott Town (Burnett County), part in Meenon and Sand Lake Town (Burnett County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Scott Town (Burnett County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)87 miles away
Closer regional airport
Duluth International Airport (DLH)66 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN80 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL357 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Scott Town (Burnett 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
Scott Town (Burnett County) had 583 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1279th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Burnett County grew from 7,478 residents in 1900 to 16,526 in 2020.
Burnett 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 30.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 53 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Danbury, WI weather station (14 miles away).
Jobs in Burnett County
3,465 jobs at 411 businesses in Burnett County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
108 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Scott Town (Burnett County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Spooner Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Spooner11.4 miles
Indianhead Medical CtrCritical access hospital · emergency room · Shell Lake14.7 miles
Cumberland Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cumberland24.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
18
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
14
Mental health providers
28
Physical and occupational therapists
25
Optometrists
4
Chiropractors
6
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 Scott Town (Burnett County)
Parks (2 nearby)
Yellow River Access · 35 acres0.4 mi
Mallard Lake Access · 19 acres1.4 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Spooner Area School District, Webster School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Spooner ElementarySpooner
Pre-K–4
363
Public
12.9 mi
Webster ElementaryWebster
Pre-K–4
248
Public
10.4 mi
Spooner MiddleSpooner
5–8
276
Public
12.8 mi
Webster MiddleWebster
5–8
184
Public
11.0 mi
Spooner HighSpooner
9–12
361
Public
12.5 mi
Webster HighWebster
9–12
186
Public
11.0 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Francis De Sales SchoolSpooner
Pre-K–8
86
Roman Catholic
13.1 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 Spooner City, Evergreen Town (Washburn County), Meenon, Swiss, Spooner Town, Oakland Town (Burnett County), Sand Lake Town (Burnett County), Webster Village, Jackson Town (Burnett County), Webb Lake, Rusk Town (Burnett County), Union Town (Burnett County), Beaver Brook, Lincoln Town (Burnett County), Casey, Bashaw, Dairyland, Crystal, Blaine, La Follette and Daniels.
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