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Bloomington is a tiny town of 710 people in Grant County, Wisconsin. It's about 29 miles from Dubuque, IA and 150 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $660 a month.
710people
$131kTypical home
$660/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
36"Snow
227Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 710
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 563 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 29 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$828/mo)
- Median rent $660/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to DBQ airport
- 153 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 730 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+18 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk