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Middleton

A city of 22,301 people in Wisconsin
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About Middleton

City in Wisconsin, United States
21,827Population
9.3 sq miArea

Middleton is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 21,827 at the 2020 census. A suburb northwest of Madison, it is part of the Madison metropolitan area. Middleton's motto is "The Good Neighbor City."

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ZIP code53562
Area code608
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Housing in Middleton

$668K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $668,000 in May 2026.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market42
Sale-to-list100.6%
Sold in May32
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Safety in Middleton

B+

Safety Grade B+

Middleton reports less crime per resident than 66% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Middleton 1.1
Wisconsin 2.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Middleton 8.8
Wisconsin 10.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Middleton’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.

#53Best public schoolsof 262 in WI
DistrictMiddleton-Cross Plains Area School DistrictSchools7

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