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Brice Prairie is a small town of 1,782 people in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. It's about 9 miles from La Crosse, WI and 120 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $297k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,782people
$297kTypical home
$1,319/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
42"Snow
224Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,782
- Part of a metro area
- About 388 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 9 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $297k (≈$1,875/mo)
- Median rent $1,319/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,932 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to LSE airport
- 115 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 656 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- La Crosse County: D+9 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.