Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

McFarland

A village of 9,160 people in Wisconsin
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in McFarland

What’s happening this week

All posts →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in McFarland.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it McFarland

Explore places →

Outdoors in McFarland

Parks & trails →

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

3

Know McFarland

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About McFarland

Village in Wisconsin, United States
1856Established
8,991Population
3.5 sq miArea
869 ftElevation

McFarland is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, situated on Lake Waubesa. The population was 8,991 at the 2020 census, the village has a population of 9,597. A suburb of Madison, it is part of the Madison metropolitan area, with U.S. Route 51 serving as the primary artery to Madison and Stoughton. The postal code is 53558.

Official town website ↗

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

Living in McFarland

Housing in McFarland

$493K▲ 2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical McFarland home is worth about $493,000, up 2% in a year, 45% above the Wisconsin typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market57
Sale-to-list100.1%
Sold in May15
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in McFarland

A−

Safety Grade A-

McFarland reports less crime per resident than 79% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
McFarland 0.4
Wisconsin 2.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
McFarland 6.5
Wisconsin 10.3
U.S. 15.5
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in McFarland

A

Health Grade A

Healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Wisconsin

20better than WI

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

Care nearby

Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison · 6.5 mi · ER
Joyce & Marshall Erdman ClinicMadison · 5.8 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for McFarland · CMS · HRSAHealth in McFarland →

Schools in McFarland

All McFarland schools →
D−

School Grade D-

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

See how McFarland’s schools compare in WI →
DistrictMcFarland School DistrictSchools9

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.

Famous people from McFarlandWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in McFarland.Meet them →

How things work in McFarland

All explainers →
You’re browsing

McFarland

Wisconsin · WI
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

McFarland is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01