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Middleton is a small city of 22,301 people in Dane County, Wisconsin. It's about 4 miles from Madison, WI and 78 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $484k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,301people
$484kTypical home
$1,437/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,301
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,372 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 4 mi to Madison, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $484k (≈$3,053/mo)
- Median rent $1,437/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.5% 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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k)
- Low property crime (915 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MSN airport
- 82 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 935 ft
- 677 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 501 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 157 bars within 25 mi
- 134 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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