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Richland Center is a big small town of 5,109 people in Richland County, Wisconsin. It's about 51 miles from Madison, WI and 123 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $683 a month.
5,109people
$158kTypical home
$683/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
40"Snow
223Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,109
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,089 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 51 mi to Madison, WI
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to MSN airport
- 128 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 784 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Richland County: R+13 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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