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2026 Rankings

Dane County, Wisconsin Home Safety Rankings - 56 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Dane County, Wisconsin (Wisconsin) includes 56 tracked ZIP codes and 34 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: C (61/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	0	0%
C	20	77%
D	6	23%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	53572	Mount Horeb	67	C
2	53589	Stoughton	66	C
3	53527	Cottage Grove	65	C
4	53558	Mc Farland	65	C
5	53703	Madison	65	C
6	53706	Madison	65	C
7	53715	Madison	65	C
8	53716	Madison	65	C
9	53726	Madison	65	C
10	53598	Windsor	64	C

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	53705	Madison	50	D	37 violations
2	53597	Waunakee	50	D	42 violations
3	53593	Verona	50	D	36 violations
4	53717	Madison	52	D	32 violations
5	53562	Middleton	52	D	32 violations
6	53528	Cross Plains	54	D	32 violations
7	53718	Madison	60	C	8 violations
8	53575	Oregon	60	C	9 violations
9	53532	De Forest	60	C	10 violations
10	53719	Madison	61	C	9 violations

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Lead and Copper Rule	54	29
Stage 2 DBP Rule	52	29
Surface Water Treatment Rule	24	9
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	16	12
Endrin	6	6
BHC-GAMMA	6	6
Methoxychlor	6	6
Toxaphene	6	6

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0037 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 33 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
14% of housing built before 1950
32% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Madison, WI — 35 ZIP codes
Sun Prairie, WI — 2 ZIP codes
Black Earth, WI — 1 ZIP code
Blue Mounds, WI — 1 ZIP code
Cambridge, WI — 1 ZIP code
Cottage Grove, WI — 1 ZIP code
Cross Plains, WI — 1 ZIP code
Dane, WI — 1 ZIP code
Deerfield, WI — 1 ZIP code
De Forest, WI — 1 ZIP code
Mc Farland, WI — 1 ZIP code
Marshall, WI — 1 ZIP code
Mazomanie, WI — 1 ZIP code
Middleton, WI — 1 ZIP code
Morrisonville, WI — 1 ZIP code
Mount Horeb, WI — 1 ZIP code
Oregon, WI — 1 ZIP code
Stoughton, WI — 1 ZIP code
Verona, WI — 1 ZIP code
Waunakee, WI — 1 ZIP code
Windsor, WI — 1 ZIP code

All 56 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	53572	Mount Horeb	67	C	0
2	53589	Stoughton	66	C	6
3	53527	Cottage Grove	65	C	2
4	53558	Mc Farland	65	C	2
5	53703	Madison	65	C	2
6	53706	Madison	65	C	2
7	53715	Madison	65	C	2
8	53716	Madison	65	C	2
9	53726	Madison	65	C	2
10	53598	Windsor	64	C	4
11	53711	Madison	64	C	3
12	53713	Madison	64	C	3
13	53559	Marshall	63	C	5
14	53714	Madison	63	C	8
15	53590	Sun Prairie	62	C	6
16	53704	Madison	62	C	8
17	53719	Madison	61	C	9
18	53532	De Forest	60	C	10
19	53575	Oregon	60	C	9
20	53718	Madison	60	C	8
21	53528	Cross Plains	54	D	32
22	53562	Middleton	52	D	32
23	53717	Madison	52	D	32
24	53593	Verona	50	D	36
25	53597	Waunakee	50	D	42
26	53705	Madison	50	D	37
27	53515	Black Earth	—	—	6
28	53517	Blue Mounds	—	—	0
29	53523	Cambridge	—	—	7
30	53529	Dane	—	—	1
31	53531	Deerfield	—	—	5
32	53560	Mazomanie	—	—	4
33	53571	Morrisonville	—	—	—

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Dane County, Wisconsin Home Safety Rankings - 56 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/dane-wisconsin/

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  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Dane County, Wisconsin Home Safety Rankings - 56 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/dane-wisconsin/}
}

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