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Jackson is a big small town of 8,003 people in Washington County, Wisconsin. It's about 20 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,003people
$322kTypical home
$1,151/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
50"Snow
220Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,003
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,071 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 20 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,027/mo)
- Median rent $1,151/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (432 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MKE airport
- 29 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 892 ft
- 629 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 906 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 349 bars within 25 mi
- 223 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+36 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