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Cedarburg

A city of 12,605 people in Wisconsin
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Map of Cedarburg: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land2.3%72 of 3,157 acres
Trails2.8 mi0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves156 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Cedarburg

City in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
1843Established
12,121Population
4.9 sq miArea
784 ftElevation

Cedarburg ( SEE-dər-burg) is a city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. Located about 20 miles (32 km) north of Milwaukee and in close proximity to Interstate 43, it is a suburb in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The city incorporated in 1885, and at the time of the 2020 census the population was 12,121. Like many of Ozaukee County's cities and villages, the City of Cedarburg began as a mill town. German immigrants began building hydropowered gristmills and woolen mills along Cedar Creek in the 1840s. The community that sprang up around the mills is now downtown Cedarburg. The city was distinctly German into the early 20th century, with several Lutheran churches, a brewery, a Euro…

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ZIP code53012
Area code262
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Housing in Cedarburg

$560K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $560,000 in May 2026.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market47
Sale-to-list104.5%
Sold in May13
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Safety Grade A

Cedarburg reports less crime per resident than 88% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Cedarburg 1.2
Wisconsin 2.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Cedarburg 3.4
Wisconsin 10.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A+

The public schools Cedarburg’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 97% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#6Best public schoolsof 262 in WI
DistrictCedarburg School DistrictSchools8

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WI. Ratings are from neighbors.

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