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Fountain City is a tiny town of 835 people in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. It's about 31 miles from La Crosse, WI and 97 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $805 a month.
835people
$169kTypical home
$805/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
38"Snow
226Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 835
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 191 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 31 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,066/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 18% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to LSE airport
- 92 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buffalo County: R+30 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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