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Dane is a small town of 1,067 people in Dane County, Wisconsin. It's about 11 miles from Madison, WI and 78 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,067people
$350kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
45"Snow
224Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,067
- Part of a metro area
- About 901 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 11 mi to Madison, WI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,207/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 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 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MSN airport
- 83 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,076 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 536 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 169 bars within 25 mi
- 137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 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