Cross Plains
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About Cross Plains
Village in Wisconsin, United StatesCross Plains is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,104 at the 2020 census. The village is located partially within the Town of Cross Plains. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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How Cross Plains ranks
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Housing in Cross Plains
The median sale price was $605,000 in May 2026.
Safety in Cross Plains
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Cross Plains's police department reported none of them, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Cross Plains
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The public schools Cross Plains’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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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