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Browntown is a tiny town of 249 people in Green County, Wisconsin. It's about 40 miles from Madison, WI and 98 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $870 a month.
249people
$106kTypical home
$870/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
40"Snow
226Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 249
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 236 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 40 mi to Madison, WI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$667/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (492 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to RFD airport
- 99 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 711 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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