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Prairie du Chien is a big small town of 5,491 people in Crawford County, Wisconsin. It's about 43 miles from Dubuque, IA and 160 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $795 a month.
5,491people
$161kTypical home
$795/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
34"Snow
224Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,491
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 931 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 43 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,017/mo)
- Median rent $795/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" 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 (84 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (675 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to DBQ airport
- 164 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 650 ft
- 728 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+14 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk