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Blue Mounds

A village of 948 people in Wisconsin
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About Blue Mounds

Village in U.S. state of Wisconsin
948Population
0.9 sq miArea
1,076 ftElevation

Blue Mounds is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 950. The village is adjacent to the Town of Blue Mounds, and is part of the Madison metropolitan area. Blue Mounds was named by French missionaries for the blueish hue of three nearby mounds.

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ZIP code53517
Area code608
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Housing in Blue Mounds

$385K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $385,000 in May 2026.

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Most working residents leave Blue Mounds for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Madison (40%), Mount Horeb (7%) and Verona (7%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Madison
40%
Mount Horeb
7%
Verona
7%
Middleton
7%
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Health in Blue Mounds

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16better than WI

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Upland Hills HealthDodgeville · 16 mi · ER · rural critical access
Dodgeville Dental ClinicDodgeville · 15.8 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
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Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 23% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌪️ Tornadoes
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Blue Mounds has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

30° / 14°Winter
56° / 35°Spring
80° / 59°Summer
59° / 39°Fall
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Nearest: Barneveld Public LibraryBarneveld · 3.5 miles · 42 hrs a week
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