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Clinton is a small town of 2,041 people in Rock County, Wisconsin. It's about 11 miles from Janesville, WI and 58 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,041people
$209kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,041
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,425 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 11 mi to Janesville, WI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,320/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (764 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to RFD airport
- 56 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 978 ft
- 667 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 457 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 182 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rock County: D+7 in 2024
- 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