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About Edgerton
City in Wisconsin, United StatesEdgerton is a city in Rock and Dane counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,945 at the 2020 census, of which 5,799 were in Rock County and 146 were in Dane County. Edgerton was historically known as "Tobacco City U.S.A." because of the importance of tobacco growing in the region.
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Housing in Edgerton
The typical Edgerton home is worth about $307,000, up 4.8% in a year, 10% below the Wisconsin typical home.
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Safety in Edgerton
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Schools in Edgerton
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The public schools Edgerton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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