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Mineral Point is a small town of 2,559 people in Iowa County, Wisconsin. It's about 37 miles from Dubuque, IA and 113 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $877 a month.
2,559people
$212kTypical home
$877/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
40"Snow
227Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,559
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 817 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 37 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,338/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (447 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to DBQ airport
- 116 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 710 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iowa County: D+8 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