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Fall River is a small town of 1,678 people in Columbia County, Wisconsin. It's about 28 miles from Madison, WI and 59 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,678people
$244kTypical home
$1,190/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
44"Snow
224Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,678
- Part of a metro area
- About 888 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 28 mi to Madison, WI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,537/mo)
- Median rent $1,190/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (890 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MSN airport
- 65 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 873 ft
- 648 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+5 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk