Madison, Verona Area & Oregon
Fitchburg Homes For Sale
Fitchburg is a city on Madison's south edge, in three school districts, with McKee Farms Park, the trails at Dunn's Marsh, and farmland still covering much of the south.
1983
Established
29,609
Population
Dane County · City
County
On The Map
Where Fitchburg sits.
Dane County, Wisconsin, on the south edge of Madison. Distances below are straight-line from the city, not driving times.
6 mi
The Capitol Square, Madison
as the crow flies
12 mi
Dane County Regional Airport
as the crow flies
7 mi
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as the crow flies
Distances are straight-line (“as the crow flies”), not driving times.
Live Listings
Homes for sale in Fitchburg.
Real-time listings from the MLS, updated around the clock, tagged to Fitchburg. A Fitchburg address can fall in the Madison Metropolitan, Verona Area, or Oregon school district.
Listing data is provided courtesy of the MLS through IDX. Data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
A Local's Perspective
Life in Fitchburg.
Fitchburg is a city in southern Dane County, on the south edge of Madison. The U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 Gazetteer puts it at 35.21 square miles of land and 0.24 square miles of water. The 2020 Census counted 29,609 residents. The Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 population estimate is 34,615. The city's 2025 parks plan uses a Wisconsin Department of Administration 2024 estimate of 35,125 in its parkland table. Those later figures are estimates, not a second census.
The city's landmarks page says the town was created in 1847 as the Town of Greenfield, renamed Fitchburg in 1853 after Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and incorporated as a city on April 26, 1983. The 2025 parks plan says this land is the ancestral territory of the Ho-Chunk Nation and that the Madison area was known as Teejop, the Four Lakes. It dates the first territorial settlement to 1837 and says the town grew quickly after 1960 because it sits next to Madison. The same plan says the city incorporated with a population of more than 12,000, and that almost half the land, 11,000 acres, is still agricultural.
Fish Hatchery Road, Seminole Highway, and U.S. Highways 14 and 18/151 are the main roads, and the Beltline runs along the north side. City Hall is at 5520 Lacy Road, on a civic campus the parks plan says also holds the community and senior center and the Fitchburg Public Library. The city's schools page says Fitchburg lies in three public school districts: Madison Metropolitan, Oregon, and Verona. The Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey estimates 15,703 households and says 47.6 percent of occupied housing units were owner-occupied. Those figures are not a count of homes on the market today.
See homes, towns and the full school list on the Madison school district page.
At A Glance
- Established
- 1983
- Population
- 29,609
- County
- Dane County · City
- School district
- Madison, Verona Area, and Oregon
- HOA Norm
- Mixed
Highlights
What defines Fitchburg.
Trails meeting at Dunn's Marsh
The 2025 parks plan counts about 53.88 miles of shared-use paths in the city. At Dunn's Marsh, the Capital City State Trail, the Cannonball Path, the Military Ridge Path, the Southwest Commuter Path, and the Badger State Trail meet at a bicycle roundabout.
McGaw Park and McKee Farms Park
The plan lists McGaw Park at 78.5 acres, the largest park in the inventory, and McKee Farms Park at 58.8 acres. It says the city had 815 acres of parks in 2024.
A city golf course and a rural south
Nine Springs Golf Course is a 31.2-acre city special-use park at 2201 Traceway Drive. South of the developed neighborhoods, the plan says about 11,000 acres remain agricultural.
Neighborhoods
Where to look in Fitchburg.
McKee and Fish Hatchery
The north side, along the Beltline. The 2025 plan places McKee Farms Park between the Chapel Valley and Mickelson Woods neighborhoods, and it notes a park gap along North Fish Hatchery Road north of McKee Road.
Seminole Highway
Dawley Conservancy, 38.9 acres in the plan, sits on both sides of South Seminole Highway, with the Dawley Bike Hub on the Capital City State Trail and an overlook of Dunn's Marsh. Harlan Hills Prairie, 6.4 acres, overlooks the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.
Swan Creek
The plan places Swan Creek Park, 19.3 acres at 5175 East Cheryl Drive, in the Swan Creek neighborhood along the north branch of Swan Creek. The park includes a community orchard and community gardens.
Terravessa, Crescent Crossing, and the rural south
The 2025 plan calls Terravessa and Crescent Crossing developing neighborhoods, with parks planned or only partly built. South of those streets the city is still mostly farms, marsh, and the moraine the plan describes.
Lifestyle
Around Fitchburg.
Days in Fitchburg move between the north-side parks, the regional trails at Dunn's Marsh, and short drives into Madison.
McKee Farms Park — 58.8 acres at 2930 Chapel Valley Road. The 2025 plan lists an inclusive playground, a splash pad, ball fields, tennis courts, and a path around the park.
McGaw Park — 78.5 acres at 5236 Lacy Road, with lighted softball diamonds, a woodland trail, and a shelter the plan says can be reserved for up to 200 people.
Dawley Conservancy — 38.9 acres on South Seminole Highway. The Dawley Bike Hub has a repair stand, restrooms, and a deck over Dunn's Marsh.
Dunn's Marsh Bike Roundabout — the plan's junction of the Capital City State Trail, the Cannonball Path, the Military Ridge Path, the Southwest Commuter Path, and the Badger State Trail. The plan says the Capital City State Trail requires a state trail pass for bicycling, and that the Southwest Commuter Path does not.
Nine Springs Golf Course — a 31.2-acre city special-use park at 2201 Traceway Drive, along the Lewis Nine Springs E-Way.
Greenfield Park — 10.8 acres in the Greenfield neighborhood. The plan calls it one of the city's oldest parks.
City Hall — 5520 Lacy Road, on the civic campus with the community and senior center and the Fitchburg Public Library.
Schools
Schools for Fitchburg.
The City of Fitchburg's schools page says the city sits in three districts: Madison Metropolitan, Oregon, and Verona. Which one applies depends on the address. The buildings below are ones the city's 2025 parks plan places beside Fitchburg neighborhoods. They are not a complete list, and they are not the assigned schools for every house in the city.
Elementary
- Stoner Prairie Elementary School
- Forest Edge Elementary School
Middle
- Savanna Oaks Middle School
The 2025 parks plan places Stoner Prairie Elementary and Savanna Oaks Middle School next to each other by Stoner Prairie Park, and it says the city partners with the Verona Area and Oregon districts to use school buildings for recreation. It describes a path from the Terravessa neighborhood to Forest Edge Elementary, and it names Leopold Elementary, in the City of Madison, as a school near residents on the north side. High school follows whichever of the three districts covers the address. Boundaries change, and open enrollment can place a student in a different school. Confirm the schools for a specific address with that district.
HOAs & POAs
Fitchburg HOA norms
Fitchburg is a city, not one homeowners association wrapped around every house. Older streets often have no association. Newer subdivisions can. The 2025 parks plan says a neighborhood association maintains a rain garden at Nannyberry Park, in the Swan Creek neighborhood. If a listing mentions an association, ask for the current documents before you write an offer.
New Construction
Building in Fitchburg
The 2025 parks plan describes Terravessa and Crescent Crossing as developing neighborhoods, with parks planned or only partly built. The city's land-division ordinance, as that plan quotes it, requires at least 2,900 square feet of parkland for each new residential dwelling unit. Most weeks the listings are still resales. When a listing is new, ask about permits, any association, and what the city allows on that lot.
Keep Exploring
School districts near Fitchburg.
Straight Answers
Fitchburg buyer questions, answered.
Which school district serves Fitchburg?
Three of them. The City of Fitchburg's schools page says the city is in the Madison Metropolitan, Oregon, and Verona school districts, and that each district has its own tax rate. The 2025 parks plan places Stoner Prairie Elementary and Savanna Oaks Middle School beside the North Stoner Prairie neighborhood, describes a path from Terravessa to Forest Edge Elementary, and names Leopold Elementary, in Madison, as a school near the north side. A Fitchburg address is not a promise of any one of those buildings. Confirm the assigned schools with the district that covers that address.
What kinds of homes are in Fitchburg?
Single-family houses in neighborhoods such as Swan Creek, Harlan Hills, and the north side along Fish Hatchery Road, plus newer houses in Terravessa and Crescent Crossing, which the 2025 parks plan calls developing neighborhoods. Apartments and condominiums show up along the main roads. The Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey estimates 15,703 households and says 47.6 percent of occupied housing units were owner-occupied. The south of the city is still largely farms. Those figures are not a count of homes on the market today.
Is Fitchburg part of Madison?
No. Fitchburg is its own city. The landmarks page says it was the Town of Greenfield from 1847, renamed Fitchburg in 1853, and incorporated as a city on April 26, 1983. It has its own mayor and council, and City Hall is at 5520 Lacy Road. Many streets sit against Madison's south side, and part of the city is in the Madison Metropolitan School District, but the municipality is Fitchburg.
Is there much new construction in Fitchburg?
The 2025 parks plan still treats Terravessa and Crescent Crossing as developing, and the city requires parkland with new residential lots. Most weeks the listings also include resales in neighborhoods that have been built for decades, including Greenfield, which the plan calls home to one of the city's oldest parks. Ask which homes are actually listed right now.
How do people get from Fitchburg to Madison?
Most people drive. Fish Hatchery Road, Seminole Highway, and U.S. Highways 14 and 18/151 run north toward Madison, and the Beltline runs along the city's north side. The 2025 parks plan also describes the Dunn's Marsh Bike Roundabout, where five regional trails meet, including the Southwest Commuter Path into Madison. Distances on the map are straight-line miles, not driving times.
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