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Reedsburg is a big small town of 10,168 people in Sauk County, Wisconsin. It's about 42 miles from Madison, WI and 107 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $977 a month.
10,168people
$229kTypical home
$977/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
44"Snow
224Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,168
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,668 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 42 mi to Madison, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,445/mo)
- Median rent $977/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" 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 (91 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,208 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MSN airport
- 113 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 667 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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