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Cashton is a small town of 1,281 people in Monroe County, Wisconsin. It's about 23 miles from La Crosse, WI and 149 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,281people
$141kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
81° / 24°Summer / winter
54"Snow
223Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,281
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,005 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 23 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$888/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (699 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LSE airport
- 144 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,358 ft
- 679 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 108 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+26 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