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Merrimac is a tiny town of 570 people in Sauk County, Wisconsin. It's about 22 miles from Madison, WI and 86 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $992 a month.
570people
$277kTypical home
$992/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
42"Snow
224Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 570
- Part of a metro area
- About 693 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 22 mi to Madison, WI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,744/mo)
- Median rent $992/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MSN airport
- 92 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 804 ft
- 665 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 459 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 148 bars within 25 mi
- 112 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sauk County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk