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Plain is a tiny town of 780 people in Sauk County, Wisconsin. It's about 34 miles from Madison, WI and 106 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $893 a month.
780people
$234kTypical home
$893/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
37"Snow
223Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 780
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 858 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 34 mi to Madison, WI
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,477/mo)
- Median rent $893/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 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 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MSN airport
- 111 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 837 ft
- 683 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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