Welcome to the City of Middleton! Whether you’re seeking a place to live, work, play or just visit, we’re glad you’re in the Good Neighbor City. Middleton is a vibrant, urban ring city on the west side of Madison, the state capital. Since 2005, we have been honored by Money Magazine and CNN as one of the top ten small city places to live in the U.S. (under 50,000 population), including “America’s Best Place to Live” (2007). Our community offers the best of living and working in a small city while having all the great attributes of a dynamic larger city.