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Maple Bluff is a small town of 1,329 people in Dane County, Wisconsin. It's about 4 miles from Madison, WI and 71 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $883k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,329people
$883kTypical home
$1,438/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
51"Snow
224Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,329
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,896 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 4 mi to Madison, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $883k (≈$5,566/mo)
- Median rent $1,438/mo
- Median household income $199k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (393 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,175 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 77% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MSN airport
- 75 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 925 ft
- 673 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 521 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 173 bars within 25 mi
- 134 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dane County: D+52 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