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Blue Mounds is a tiny town of 795 people in Dane County, Wisconsin. It's about 21 miles from Madison, WI and 94 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $338k and rent runs about $1k a month.
795people
$338kTypical home
$1,057/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
33"Snow
224Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 795
- Part of a metro area
- About 902 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 21 mi to Madison, WI
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $338k (≈$2,130/mo)
- Median rent $1,057/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,296 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MSN airport
- 98 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,345 ft
- 691 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 361 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 113 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dane County: D+52 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