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Country around Gays Mills is a rural area of about 1,737 people in Crawford County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from La Crosse, WI and 145 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 $171k and rent runs about $805 a month.
1,737people
$171kTypical home
$805/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
38"Snow
223Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,737 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 42 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,078/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $65k
- 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 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (817 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to LSE airport
- 150 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 705 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+14 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk