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Blanchardville is a tiny town of 734 people in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It's about 29 miles from Madison, WI and 97 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $634 a month.
734people
$172kTypical home
$634/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
31"Snow
226Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 734
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,352 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 29 mi to Madison, WI
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,086/mo)
- Median rent $634/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 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
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MSN airport
- 100 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 704 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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