A town of 36,534, settled in 1836. Home to 29 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Beloit does most differently from other towns.
1880 · Beloit, Wis. from the bridge22 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 29 places on the National Register.
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Beloit, Wis. from the bluff
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Ordered by what stands out in Beloit. Another town gets a different order.
The median sale price was $203,000 in May 2026.
7.2 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Turtle Creek Parkway | 1.8 mi | 329 |
| 2. Riverside Park | 1.2 mi | 33 |
| 3. Harper's Prairie Park | 0.6 mi | 23 |
The public schools Beloit’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 97% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Elementary | PK–5 | 477 | D |
| Todd Elementary | PK–5 | 471 | C− |
| Converse Elementary | PK–5 | 446 | C− |
| Hackett Elementary | PK–5 | 434 | D− |
| Gaston Elementary | PK–5 | 348 | D |
| Merrill Elementary | PK–5 | 224 | D− |
Beloit beats the Wisconsin average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20.
| What stands out | Beloit | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.9% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 20.5% | 12.1% |
Beloit reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less.
Beloit has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
About one in 4 of Beloit’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Janesville (16%), Madison (8%) and Beloit (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
29 places in Beloit on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Beloit ( bə-LOYT) is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located along the Rock River in southern Wisconsin, on the state border with Illinois. The population was 36,657 at the 2020 census. The Janesville–Beloit metropolitan statistical area, consisting solely of Rock County, has an estimated 165,000 residents.
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2 towns share a border with Beloit.
