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Johnson Creek is a small town of 3,362 people in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. It's about 30 miles from Janesville, WI and 41 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 $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,362people
$314kTypical home
$1,231/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
39"Snow
220Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,362
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,110 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 30 mi to Janesville, WI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,981/mo)
- Median rent $1,231/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (46 per 100k)
- Low property crime (980 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MSN airport
- 45 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 810 ft
- 659 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 238 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+16 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