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Boaz is a tiny town of 116 people in Richland County, Wisconsin. It's about 49 miles from La Crosse, WI and 130 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $925 a month.
116people
$114kTypical home
$925/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
41"Snow
223Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 116
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 322 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 49 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$718/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to LSE airport
- 135 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 804 ft
- 694 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: R+13 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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