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Monticello is a small town of 1,189 people in Green County, Wisconsin. It's about 25 miles from Madison, WI and 85 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $842 a month.
1,189people
$214kTypical home
$842/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
40"Snow
226Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,189
- Part of a metro area
- About 996 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 25 mi to Madison, WI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,347/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (492 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MSN airport
- 87 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 837 ft
- 701 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 206 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Green 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk