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Country around Gratiot is a rural area of about 904 people in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Dubuque, IA and 110 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $750 a month.
904people
$245kTypical home
$750/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
34"Snow
227Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 904 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 35 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,545/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to DBQ airport
- 111 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 723 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette County: R+20 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk