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Darien is a small town of 1,126 people in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It's about 16 miles from Janesville, WI and 50 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $900 a month.
1,126people
$212kTypical home
$900/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
37"Snow
224Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,126
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 742 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 16 mi to Janesville, WI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,334/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (648 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to RFD airport
- 48 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 942 ft
- 660 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 395 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 173 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walworth County: R+22 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