About Crawford County
Crawford County is located in southwestern Wisconsin along the Mississippi River and the Iowa border. Prairie du Chien serves as the county seat and the county's primary center for government, healthcare, shopping, employment and regional services.
The county includes riverfront neighborhoods, historic communities, farms, wooded hills, narrow valleys and rural properties. Its landscape was not flattened by the most recent glaciers, helping create the steep ridges and scenic valleys associated with Wisconsin's Driftless Area.
What Crawford County is known for
- Prairie du Chien and its Mississippi River setting
- Wyalusing State Park
- Wisconsin's Great River Road
- Mississippi and Wisconsin River recreation
- Driftless Area bluffs, ridges and valleys
- Fishing, boating, paddling and birdwatching
- Historic sites and river communities
- Farming, orchards and scenic rural landscapes
Living in Crawford County
Crawford County offers apartments, historic houses, small-town neighborhoods, rural homes, farms, wooded acreage and river-area properties. Housing costs vary based on municipality, condition, acreage, river access and proximity to Prairie du Chien or major highways.
A complete household budget should include housing, property taxes, utilities, insurance, transportation, heating, snow removal and property maintenance. Rural properties may also require private well, septic, driveway and internet-access planning.