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Palmyra is a small town of 2,195 people in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. It's about 25 miles from Janesville, WI and 34 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $775 a month.
2,195people
$213kTypical home
$775/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
42"Snow
224Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,195
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 958 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 25 mi to Janesville, WI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,344/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (551 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MKE airport
- 36 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 661 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 450 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 170 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+16 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk