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Rio is a small town of 1,141 people in Columbia County, Wisconsin. It's about 27 miles from Madison, WI and 70 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $889 a month.
1,141people
$196kTypical home
$889/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
42"Snow
224Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,141
- Part of a metro area
- About 910 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 27 mi to Madison, WI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,237/mo)
- Median rent $889/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (890 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MSN airport
- 76 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 968 ft
- 650 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 233 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+5 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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.