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Mindoro is a tiny town of 225 people in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. It's about 15 miles from La Crosse, WI and 125 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
225people
$216kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
48"Snow
226Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 225
- Part of a metro area
- About 355 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 15 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,362/mo)
- Median rent $1,059/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" 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
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,932 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LSE airport
- 120 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 787 ft
- 674 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 115 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- La Crosse County: D+9 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.