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McFarland is a big small town of 9,160 people in Dane County, Wisconsin. It's about 9 miles from Madison, WI and 67 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $390k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,160people
$390kTypical home
$1,458/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
42"Snow
224Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,160
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,887 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 9 mi to Madison, WI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $390k (≈$2,460/mo)
- Median rent $1,458/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (763 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MSN airport
- 70 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 676 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 574 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 211 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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