The City of Stoughton, Wisconsin, is a charming and culturally unique community conveniently located in south central Wisconsin, just outside of the State Capitol of Madison in Dane County. Stoughton offers nearly 13,000 residents an alluring blend of affordability and a high standard of living.

Settlement began in 1847 when Luke Stoughton, a Vermont Yankee living nearby in the Janesville area, purchased 800 acres of land nestled in a large bend of the Catfish River (now the Yahara River). Stoughton platted the town, built a dam, lumber mill, and general store and began to publicize his community to relatives and friends. The village grew steadily, and in 1853, Stoughton offered free land to the railroad for mapping it through his growing community. The railroad's presence assured the city's future prosperity and made the village a regional center for agriculture.

By 1868, when Stoughton became an incorporated village, the population had grown to 950 and most of the town lay between the river and the railroad tracks. At that time the community's economic base was still agricultural. After the Civil War, however, a manufacturing economy began to develop, beginning with T.G. Mandt's Wagon Works. A second wagon works was opened, and by World War I, over 800 men were employed. At the same time, leaf tobacco became the key local crop, with hundreds of people, many of them women, employed in the seventeen tobacco warehouses in town.

The principal source of labor for Stoughton's industries was the pool of Norwegian immigrants who began arriving in the 1870's. Probably attracted to the area by the well-established Norwegian farming community east of town, they transformed Stoughton into one of the most culturally Norwegian towns outside of Norway. The population swelled, and the years 1885 through 1917 were boom years for Stoughton, with substantial growth in both commercial and residential districts. In 1882, Stoughton incorporated as a city.

Today, the city continues to thrive, and the population has grown to over 12,000 citizens.

Stoughton, Wisconsin, is renowned for its historic downtown, quality schools, outstanding parks, and safe and aesthetically pleasing neighborhoods. It is minutes from Madison, the state’s capital, and from its largest university. The city has emphasized diversified growth as evidenced by the healthy mix of commercial, residential and industrial development. Stoughton is a rapidly growing business-friendly city, offering small city life nearby to a thriving metropolitan area, consistently ranked as one of the top places in America to live.

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Stoughton Homes and Real Estate

Stoughton real estate includes a wide variety of homes for sale, condos for sale, water access properties, active adult communities, hobby farms and executive properties. With the Madison Home Team as their real estate partner, home buyers and home sellers, alike, can rest assured they’ll find the real estate solution they’ve been looking for.

Sellers who have been in the area for a while know our reputation for knowledgeable advice, enthusiastic service, creative marketing and professional networking. We mine every source for interested buyers so you can feel at ease that your home will attract value and that it will remain in good hands.

For buyers new to the area, the Madison Home Team will provide the specialized services you deserve: a strong work ethic, personal real estate expertise to help define your needs, help with selecting and securing standard financing for your purchase, special technology, constant communication throughout the transaction, and more. Our recognized expertise, professionalism and commitment to customer satisfaction has made us the choice of many previous home buyers to help guide their search, from existing homes for sale, properties for sale, lots, vacant land, new construction, 55-plus and retirement communities, investment properties, waterfront, golf and recreational properties, all the way to luxury villas, estates and executive homes.

So when you're ready to buy or sell real estate in or around Stoughton, Wisconsin, please let the Madison Home Team help you purchase the home or property of your dreams. Contact the Madison Home Team today!

Other nearby communities have similar real estate characteristics as Stoughton and may also be of interest to you in your home search. Please feel free to ask your friends at the Madison Home Team about homes for sale, lakeside/riverside properties and other real estate listings for nearby communities.

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