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Cross Plains is a small town of 4,107 people in Dane County, Wisconsin. It's about 11 miles from Madison, WI and 85 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,107people
$377kTypical home
$1,433/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
37"Snow
224Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,107
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,183 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 11 mi to Madison, WI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,374/mo)
- Median rent $1,433/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,296 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MSN airport
- 89 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 889 ft
- 681 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 491 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 152 bars within 25 mi
- 128 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dane County: D+52 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