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Big Foot Prairie is a tiny town of 136 people in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It's about 25 miles from Janesville, WI and 51 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $1k a month.
136people
$303kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
34"Snow
224Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 136
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,250 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 25 mi to Janesville, WI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,909/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (648 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to RFD airport
- 47 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 951 ft
- 652 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 460 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 174 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walworth County: R+22 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.