Living in Ashippun, WI
Ashippun is a tiny town of 919 people in Dodge County, Wisconsin. It's about 30 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $1k a month.
919people
$349kTypical home
$1,211/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
38"Snow
220Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 919
- Part of a metro area
- About 894 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 30 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,203/mo)
- Median rent $1,211/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (327 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MKE airport
- 36 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 644 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 390 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 132 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dodge County: R+33 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