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Darlington is a small town of 2,409 people in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It's about 32 miles from Dubuque, IA and 112 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $873 a month.
2,409people
$155kTypical home
$873/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
36"Snow
227Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,409
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,421 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 32 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$978/mo)
- Median rent $873/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 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 32
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DBQ airport
- 114 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 719 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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