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New Lisbon is a small town of 2,562 people in Juneau County, Wisconsin. It's about 53 miles from La Crosse, WI and 124 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $776 a month.
2,562people
$124kTypical home
$776/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
42"Snow
223Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,562
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 902 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 53 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$784/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (146 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to LSE airport
- 131 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 902 ft
- 653 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Juneau County: R+32 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