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Beloit is a small city of 36,534 people in Rock County, Wisconsin. It's about 11 miles from Janesville, WI and 65 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
36,534people
$157kTypical home
$1,066/moRent
80° / 25°Summer / winter
36"Snow
226Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,534
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,103 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 11 mi to Janesville, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$987/mo)
- Median rent $1,066/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (764 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to RFD airport
- 64 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 804 ft
- 673 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 407 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 167 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Rock County: D+7 in 2024
- 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