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About Beaver Dam
City in Wisconsin, United StatesBeaver Dam is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along Beaver Dam Lake and the Beaver Dam River. The population was 16,708 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city primarily located in Dodge County. It is the principal city of the Beaver Dam Micropolitan Statistical area which is included in the larger Milwaukee–Waukesha–Racine CSA. The city is adjacent to the Town of Beaver Dam.
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Housing in Beaver Dam
The median sale price was $310,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in Beaver Dam
Safety Grade B
Beaver Dam reports less crime per resident than 58% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Beaver Dam
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The public schools Beaver Dam’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 75% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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