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Fitchburg is a small city of 32,619 people in Dane County, Wisconsin. It's about 7 miles from Madison, WI and 74 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $417k and rent runs about $1k a month.
32,619people
$417kTypical home
$1,373/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
40"Snow
226Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,619
- Part of a metro area
- About 926 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 7 mi to Madison, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $417k (≈$2,631/mo)
- Median rent $1,373/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k)
- Low property crime (923 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 20% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MSN airport
- 77 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,030 ft
- 682 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 505 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 166 bars within 25 mi
- 138 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dane County: D+52 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