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Galesville is a small town of 1,742 people in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. It's about 19 miles from La Crosse, WI and 112 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $959 a month.
1,742people
$232kTypical home
$959/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
39"Snow
226Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,742
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,339 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 19 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,463/mo)
- Median rent $959/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to LSE airport
- 107 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 748 ft
- 679 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Trempealeau County: R+21 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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