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North Freedom is a tiny town of 716 people in Sauk County, Wisconsin. It's about 33 miles from Madison, WI and 99 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $899 a month.
716people
$158kTypical home
$899/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
43"Snow
224Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 716
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 854 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 33 mi to Madison, WI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$994/mo)
- Median rent $899/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MSN airport
- 105 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 667 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sauk 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.