Living in Cassville, WI
Cassville is a tiny town of 634 people in Grant County, Wisconsin. It's about 21 miles from Dubuque, IA and 155 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $678 a month.
634people
$123kTypical home
$678/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
35"Snow
227Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 634
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 610 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 21 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$776/mo)
- Median rent $678/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to DBQ airport
- 158 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 682 ft
- 742 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+18 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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