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Potosi is a tiny town of 595 people in Grant County, Wisconsin. It's about 13 miles from Dubuque, IA and 141 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $775 a month.
595people
$188kTypical home
$775/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
38"Snow
227Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 595
- Part of a metro area
- About 359 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 13 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,182/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" 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 (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DBQ airport
- 144 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 919 ft
- 735 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
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