Verona, WI

Verona is a Dane County city southwest of Madison, known today as the home of Epic Systems' large campus. That healthcare software headquarters has transformed the local economy, bringing jobs, growth, and national attention to a once-smaller Madison-area community. Verona also has Badger Prairie Park, older local neighborhoods, and a history that includes the former Dane County asylum campus. It feels like a fast-growing Madison suburb with a tech-company engine, but still enough small-city structure to feel distinct.