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A town of 2,625. A typical home worth about $337K.

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Population
2,625
−5.5% since 2010
Typical home
$337K
+7.9% in a year
Household income
$78K
median
Median age
43.5
years
Jobs based here
1,880
A job hub

What makes Juneau stand out

The 3 things Juneau does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A job hub

Every workday, about 1,731 people come to Juneau for work

Where Juneau’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

8% → Beaver Dam Beaver Dam 8% 7% → Horicon Horicon 7% 6% → Madison Madison 6% 5% → Watertown Watertown 5% 3% → Mayville Mayville 3% 3% → Hartford Hartford 3% Juneau · 12% stay
1,880jobs based in Juneau
12%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Juneau’s report card

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Housing

A typical Juneau home is worth about $337K

The typical Juneau home is worth about $337,000, up 7.9% in a year, close to the Wisconsin typical home.

$337KZillow home value

Typical home value

Juneau$337K
Wisconsin$340K
+7.9%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 40% of U.S. towns

Juneau beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outJuneauWI
More uninsured adults10.2%8%
Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd)
7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
24th
percentile among WI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

About one in eight working residents works right in Juneau

Most working residents leave Juneau for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Beaver Dam (8%), Horicon (7%) and Madison (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

12%work in town

Where working residents work

In Juneau12%
Beaver Dam8%
Horicon7%
Madison6%
Watertown5%
17 mi
median commute distance
1,880
jobs based in Juneau
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 9% of U.S. communities.

9risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
9Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

3.3% of Juneau is conserved land

0.8 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

3.3%conserved
Map of Juneau: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
3.3%
conserved · 35 of 1,047 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
#167
most walkable in WI
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Wild Goose Planetarium Trail0.3 mi2
2. Juneau City Park0.2 mi21
3. Wild Goose Park0.1 mi14
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Schools

Juneau’s public schools outperform 28% of Wisconsin districts

The public schools Juneau’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Dodgeland ElementaryPK–5315C+
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran School PrivatePK–887
Dodgeland Middle6–8140C
Dodgeland High9–12233D
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduationAll 4 schools →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Juneau has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–30°
Spring35–55°
Summer58–80°
Fall39–59°
Oct 10
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Safety

Crime reported in Juneau

Juneau's reported crime rate is well below Wisconsin's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025.

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Juneau1.1
Wisconsin2.4
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Juneau2.6
Wisconsin10.3
U.S.15.5
3
violent crimes reported in 2025
7
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
DodgeCountyWisconsinAdministrationBuilding
2008 · DodgeCountyWisconsinAdministrationBuilding · Wikimedia Commons
Juneau’s story

Juneau in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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Famous people from Juneau

4 notable people were born in Juneau.

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About Juneau

City in Wisconsin, United States

Official town website ↗

Juneau is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,658 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Dodge County.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
2,658
Area
1.7 sq mi
Elevation
928 ft
ZIP code
53039
Area code
920

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