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Country around Bagley is a rural area of about 998 people in Grant County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Dubuque, IA and 157 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $813 a month.
998people
$135kTypical home
$813/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
35"Snow
228Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 998 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 35 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$852/mo)
- Median rent $813/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" 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 (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to DBQ airport
- 161 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 733 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.