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Hillsboro is a small town of 1,353 people in Vernon County, Wisconsin. It's about 46 miles from La Crosse, WI and 126 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $805 a month.
1,353people
$156kTypical home
$805/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
39"Snow
223Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,353
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 960 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 46 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$982/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to LSE airport
- 132 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vernon County: R+8 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