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Highland is a tiny town of 867 people in Iowa County, Wisconsin. It's about 41 miles from Dubuque, IA and 122 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $735 a month.
867people
$154kTypical home
$735/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
41"Snow
223Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 867
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 762 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 41 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$968/mo)
- Median rent $735/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to DBQ airport
- 126 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,198 ft
- 705 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iowa County: D+8 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