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Independence is a small town of 1,462 people in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. It's about 35 miles from La Crosse, WI and 101 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $911 a month.
1,462people
$166kTypical home
$911/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
41"Snow
226Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,462
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 351 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 35 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,047/mo)
- Median rent $911/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 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 32
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LSE airport
- 97 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 889 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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