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Muscoda is a small town of 1,151 people in Grant County, Wisconsin. It's about 50 miles from Dubuque, IA and 125 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $727 a month.
1,151people
$134kTypical home
$727/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
40"Snow
223Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,151
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 719 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 50 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$842/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (502 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MSN airport
- 129 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 689 ft
- 699 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+18 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