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Lynxville is a tiny town of 105 people in Crawford County, Wisconsin. It's about 40 miles from La Crosse, WI and 156 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $838 a month.
105people
$158kTypical home
$838/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
36"Snow
224Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 105
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 76 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 40 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (817 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to LSE airport
- 156 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 971 ft
- 714 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+14 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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