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A village of 553 people in Wisconsin

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Map of Avoca: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk

Conserved land8.1%125 of 1,551 acres

Trails2.6 mi1.1 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves4named on the map

1Lower Wisconsin State Riverway593 acres

2Avoca Prairie & Savanna State Natural Area569 acres

3Avoca Lakeside Park24 acres

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About Avoca

Village in Wisconsin, United States

553Population

2.4 sq miArea

699 ftElevation

Avoca is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 553 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is named after Avoca, County Wicklow in Ireland.

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Town numbers

ZIP code53506

Area code608

Living in Avoca

Housing in Avoca

$328K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $328,000 in May 2026.

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Safety in Avoca

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Avoca has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.

Violent0

Property4

Reported in 20234

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Health in Avoca

Compared with Wisconsin

1better than WI·5worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 26 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 2▼ 9 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 1▼ 6 close Mind all close Everyday needs all close

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What stands out

7.7%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethWI 9.9% · better 17.1%More smokersWI 13.6% · worse

Care nearby

Richland HospitalRichland Center · 10.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Dodgeville Dental ClinicDodgeville · 18.7 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Locator map of Avoca — Wikimedia Commons · Map: The original uploader was Bumm13 at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

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