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Belmont is a tiny town of 949 people in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It's about 25 miles from Dubuque, IA and 122 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $733 a month.
949people
$191kTypical home
$733/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
41"Snow
227Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 949
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,110 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 25 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,206/mo)
- Median rent $733/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to DBQ airport
- 124 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 722 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette County: R+20 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk