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Hanover is a tiny town of 130 people in Rock County, Wisconsin. It's about 9 miles from Janesville, WI and 68 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $1k a month.
130people
$150kTypical home
$1,037/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
37"Snow
226Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 130
- Part of a metro area
- About 223 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 9 mi to Janesville, WI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$946/mo)
- Median rent $1,037/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,203 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to RFD airport
- 68 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 810 ft
- 683 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 159 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rock County: D+7 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
- Moderate 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.