Living in Livingston, WI
Livingston is a tiny town of 555 people in Grant County, Wisconsin. It's about 31 miles from Dubuque, IA and 125 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $788 a month.
555people
$166kTypical home
$788/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
41"Snow
227Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 555
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 534 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 31 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,047/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to DBQ airport
- 128 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,132 ft
- 715 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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