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Benton is a small town of 1,054 people in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It's about 17 miles from Dubuque, IA and 127 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $889 a month.
1,054people
$157kTypical home
$889/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
40"Snow
227Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,054
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,250 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 17 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $889/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 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 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DBQ airport
- 129 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 932 ft
- 733 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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