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Avoca is a tiny town of 473 people in Iowa County, Wisconsin. It's about 46 miles from Madison, WI and 119 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $908 a month.
473people
$115kTypical home
$908/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
39"Snow
223Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 473
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 210 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 46 mi to Madison, WI
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$728/mo)
- Median rent $908/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 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 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to MSN airport
- 124 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 705 ft
- 696 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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