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Gays Mills is a tiny town of 523 people in Crawford County, Wisconsin. It's about 39 miles from La Crosse, WI and 146 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $777 a month.
523people
$165kTypical home
$777/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
38"Snow
223Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 523
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 107 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 39 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,037/mo)
- Median rent $777/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (817 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to LSE airport
- 151 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 704 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.