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Evansville is a big small town of 5,782 people in Rock County, Wisconsin. It's about 16 miles from Janesville, WI and 70 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,782people
$276kTypical home
$1,093/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
36"Snow
226Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,782
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,588 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 16 mi to Janesville, WI
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,743/mo)
- Median rent $1,093/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (421 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MSN airport
- 72 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 892 ft
- 691 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 528 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 209 bars within 25 mi
- 144 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rock County: D+7 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk