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Mission is a tiny town of 349 people in Jackson County, Wisconsin. It's about 43 miles from La Crosse, WI and 130 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $738 a month.
349people
$122kTypical home
$738/moRent
81° / 24°Summer / winter
41"Snow
220Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 349
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 622 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 43 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$770/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to LSE airport
- 126 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 889 ft
- 647 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+20 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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