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Lancaster is a small town of 3,976 people in Grant County, Wisconsin. It's about 24 miles from Dubuque, IA and 139 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $806 a month.
3,976people
$204kTypical home
$806/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
38"Snow
227Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,976
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,317 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 24 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,286/mo)
- Median rent $806/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (487 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to DBQ airport
- 142 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 726 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+18 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