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Brodhead is a small town of 3,197 people in Green County, Wisconsin. It's about 19 miles from Janesville, WI and 78 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $680 a month.
3,197people
$169kTypical home
$680/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
37"Snow
226Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,197
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,781 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 19 mi to Janesville, WI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,064/mo)
- Median rent $680/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" 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 (36 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (572 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to RFD airport
- 78 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 801 ft
- 692 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 227 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 118 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Green County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk