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Oakdale is a tiny town of 321 people in Monroe County, Wisconsin. It's about 43 miles from La Crosse, WI and 136 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $870 a month.
321people
$178kTypical home
$870/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
41"Snow
223Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 321
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 433 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 43 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,123/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (699 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to LSE airport
- 143 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 655 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+26 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