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Lodi is a small town of 3,204 people in Columbia County, Wisconsin. It's about 17 miles from Madison, WI and 81 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $328k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,204people
$328kTypical home
$1,248/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
45"Snow
224Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,204
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,856 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 17 mi to Madison, WI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $328k (≈$2,070/mo)
- Median rent $1,248/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (534 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MSN airport
- 87 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 666 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 515 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 166 bars within 25 mi
- 132 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+5 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk