Columbus is a city in Columbia and Dodge counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,540 at the 2020 census, all of which resided in Columbia County. Columbus is located about 28 miles (45 km) northeast of Madison on the Crawfish River.

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Town numbers

ZIP code53925

Area code920

Living in Columbus

Housing in Columbus

$225K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $225,000 in May 2026.

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Safety in Columbus

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Safety Grade A-

Columbus reports less crime per resident than 83% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Columbus 0.9

Wisconsin 2.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Columbus 4.6

Wisconsin 10.3

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Columbus

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School Grade C-

The public schools Columbus’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictColumbus School DistrictSchools6

Columbus ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 425 students Discovery Charter School C+Elementary · Grades K–3 · 71 students St. Jerome SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 104 students Zion Evangelical Lutheran SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 83 students Columbus Middle C+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 241 students Columbus High CHigh · Grades 9–12 · 383 students

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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