Melrose, Wisconsin

About Melrose

Set in the western part of Wisconsin, Melrose is a tiny community with an estimated population of 525.

Melrose holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.8 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 656 residents per square mile.

📰 Melrose News Today

• Melrose-Mindoro High School (WI) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 13
• Obituary for Michael J. Sacia - Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home and Cremation Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home and Cremation · May 26
• Duane Steien Obituary (1949 - 2026) - Melrose, WI - La Crosse Tribune Legacy obituary · Jun 11
• Melrose-Mindoro School District passes first Operational Referendum since 2011 WXOW · Apr 7
• Redlin-Ertz Funeral Home - Redlin-Ertz Funeral Home Redlin-Ertz Funeral Home · May 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Melrose Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Melrose — but the Wisconsin one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in western Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Melrose

• Gullickson's Glen State Natural Area reviews ★
• Ramond C Brice County Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sand Creek Pines State Natural Area reviews ★
• Sand Creek Streambank Protection Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Melrose

• Melrose-Mindoro Elementary
• Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Melrose

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