Moving to Middleton: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Middleton means moving to "The Good Neighbor City" -- a real, top-ranked-school, corporate-HQ-dense Madison suburb with genuinely low, declining crime.
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Learn moreA real, current civic identity: "The Good Neighbor City"
Middleton's motto traces directly to the real Good Neighbor Festival, founded in 1964 by Chamber of Commerce president Amos Colby -- the festival remains a real, current annual event and the direct origin of the city's branding today.
A real, disproportionate corporate-headquarters density
Middleton is real, direct home to more than 2,000 companies for a city of just over 22,000 residents, including American Girl (Mattel), Capital Brewery, ETC, and PPD -- Middleton's own single largest employer at approximately 1,700 employees.
A top-ranked school district
The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District has been named the #1 Best School District in the Madison Area by Niche.com for six consecutive years, and ranks #2 in Wisconsin statewide.
Genuinely low, declining crime
Middleton's crime rate ran approximately 11.16 per 1,000 residents versus a national average of approximately 33.37 this pass -- down a real 20.2% year-over-year most recently.
Key takeaways
- Middleton's "Good Neighbor City" motto traces to the real, still-current 1964 Good Neighbor Festival.
- A real, disproportionate corporate-HQ density: 2,000+ companies, including American Girl and PPD.
- MCPASD ranks #1 in the Madison area for six consecutive years (Niche) and #2 in Wisconsin.
- Crime runs genuinely low and declining -- approximately 66% below the national average.
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