Living in Cazenovia, WI
Cazenovia is a tiny town of 267 people in Richland County, Wisconsin. It's about 49 miles from Madison, WI and 117 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $730 a month.
267people
$144kTypical home
$730/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
41"Snow
223Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 267
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 292 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 49 mi to Madison, WI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$911/mo)
- Median rent $730/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to MSN airport
- 123 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 951 ft
- 673 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: R+13 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