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Country around Blue River is a rural area of about 1,489 people in Grant County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from La Crosse, WI and 133 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $900 a month.
1,489people
$165kTypical home
$900/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
38"Snow
223Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,489 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 51 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,040/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 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 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to LSE airport
- 138 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 922 ft
- 701 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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