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Lime Ridge is a tiny town of 263 people in Sauk County, Wisconsin. It's about 45 miles from Madison, WI and 114 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $1k a month.
263people
$146kTypical home
$1,018/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
42"Snow
223Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 263
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 263 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 45 mi to Madison, WI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$919/mo)
- Median rent $1,018/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to MSN airport
- 119 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,184 ft
- 675 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sauk County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.