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Mount Sterling is a tiny town of 164 people in Crawford County, Wisconsin. It's about 38 miles from La Crosse, WI and 150 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $680 a month.
164people
$133kTypical home
$680/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
37"Snow
223Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 164
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 115 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 38 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$837/mo)
- Median rent $680/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (817 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to LSE airport
- 155 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,152 ft
- 707 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+14 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.