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Dodgeville is a big small town of 5,042 people in Iowa County, Wisconsin. It's about 36 miles from Madison, WI and 109 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $999 a month.
5,042people
$243kTypical home
$999/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
41"Snow
227Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,042
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,242 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 36 mi to Madison, WI
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,530/mo)
- Median rent $999/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (399 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MSN airport
- 113 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,221 ft
- 703 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iowa County: D+8 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