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Lake Mills is a big small town of 6,470 people in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. It's about 26 miles from Madison, WI and 47 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,470people
$317kTypical home
$1,209/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
42"Snow
220Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,470
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,547 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 26 mi to Madison, WI
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$2,000/mo)
- Median rent $1,209/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (460 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MSN airport
- 52 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 820 ft
- 663 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 459 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 184 bars within 25 mi
- 107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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