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Prairie du Sac is a small town of 4,382 people in Sauk County, Wisconsin. It's about 21 miles from Madison, WI and 91 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,382people
$321kTypical home
$1,370/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
36"Snow
224Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,382
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,199 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 21 mi to Madison, WI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,026/mo)
- Median rent $1,370/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 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 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MSN airport
- 96 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 810 ft
- 673 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 442 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 136 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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