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Lake Ripley is a small town of 1,932 people in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. It's about 22 miles from Janesville, WI and 52 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,932people
$366kTypical home
$1,350/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
40"Snow
220Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,932
- Part of a metro area
- About 579 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 22 mi to Janesville, WI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,310/mo)
- Median rent $1,350/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (551 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MSN airport
- 55 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 856 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 496 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 205 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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