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Arena is a tiny town of 883 people in Iowa County, Wisconsin. It's about 25 miles from Madison, WI and 98 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $886 a month.
883people
$194kTypical home
$886/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
31"Snow
224Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 883
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 764 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 25 mi to Madison, WI
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,226/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MSN airport
- 103 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 735 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 200 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iowa County: D+8 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk