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Readstown is a tiny town of 381 people in Vernon County, Wisconsin. It's about 35 miles from La Crosse, WI and 143 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $754 a month.
381people
$111kTypical home
$754/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
44"Snow
223Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 381
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 223 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 35 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$698/mo)
- Median rent $754/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LSE airport
- 148 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 694 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vernon County: R+8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.