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Ridgeway is a tiny town of 594 people in Iowa County, Wisconsin. It's about 29 miles from Madison, WI and 102 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $882 a month.
594people
$203kTypical home
$882/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
38"Snow
226Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 594
- Part of a metro area
- About 463 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 29 mi to Madison, WI
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,278/mo)
- Median rent $882/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MSN airport
- 106 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,161 ft
- 697 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 156 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iowa County: D+8 in 2024
- 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk