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Platteville is a big small town of 11,499 people in Grant County, Wisconsin. It's about 20 miles from Dubuque, IA and 129 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $863 a month.
11,499people
$200kTypical home
$863/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
43"Snow
227Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,499
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,860 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 20 mi to Dubuque, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,262/mo)
- Median rent $863/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (799 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 19% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 41% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to DBQ airport
- 131 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 909 ft
- 726 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Grant County: R+18 in 2024
- 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk