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Marshall is a small town of 3,778 people in Dane County, Wisconsin. It's about 19 miles from Madison, WI and 56 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $874 a month.
3,778people
$239kTypical home
$874/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
44"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,778
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,763 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 19 mi to Madison, WI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,507/mo)
- Median rent $874/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.8% 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (591 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MSN airport
- 61 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 863 ft
- 661 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 537 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 181 bars within 25 mi
- 147 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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