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Rockdale is a tiny town of 201 people in Dane County, Wisconsin. It's about 20 miles from Janesville, WI and 54 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $1k a month.
201people
$292kTypical home
$1,100/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
38"Snow
226Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 201
- Part of a metro area
- About 715 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 20 mi to Janesville, WI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,839/mo)
- Median rent $1,100/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,296 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MSN airport
- 57 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 833 ft
- 672 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 523 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 202 bars within 25 mi
- 142 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dane County: D+52 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