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Albany is a small town of 1,063 people in Green County, Wisconsin. It's about 22 miles from Janesville, WI and 78 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $859 a month.
1,063people
$173kTypical home
$859/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
38"Snow
226Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,063
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 837 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 22 mi to Janesville, WI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,092/mo)
- Median rent $859/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (492 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MSN airport
- 80 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 827 ft
- 697 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 258 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Green County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk