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Mauston is a small town of 4,248 people in Juneau County, Wisconsin. It's about 57 miles from La Crosse, WI and 118 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $879 a month.
4,248people
$150kTypical home
$879/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
47"Snow
223Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,248
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 950 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 57 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$947/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (504 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to MSN airport
- 124 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 879 ft
- 654 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Juneau County: R+32 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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