Westboro is a town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, home to about 835 people across 124 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54490, and parts of 54451 are in Westboro too.
Homes sold for a median of $182 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Westboro; also Rib Lake Town and Chelsea
Mostly Medford City; part is in Westboro
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Westboro. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)145 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN138 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL274 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Westboro; 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.
Westboro had 693 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1072nd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Taylor County grew from 11,262 residents in 1900 to 19,913 in 2020.
Taylor County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
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 (13 miles away).
6,986 jobs at 482 businesses in Taylor County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Westboro.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
Parks (7 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 7 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Medford City, Medford Town, Browning, Little Black, Hammel, Chelsea, Goodrich, Holway, Molitor, Deer Creek Town (Taylor County), Greenwood Town (Taylor County), Grover Town, Rib Lake Town and Rib Lake Village.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.