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Rockland is a tiny town of 745 people in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. It's about 16 miles from La Crosse, WI and 137 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $1k a month.
745people
$223kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
52"Snow
223Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 745
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,119 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 16 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,406/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,932 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LSE airport
- 132 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 755 ft
- 675 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- La Crosse County: D+9 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk