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Sauk City is a small town of 3,483 people in Sauk County, Wisconsin. It's about 20 miles from Madison, WI and 90 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,483people
$291kTypical home
$1,121/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
34"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,483
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,173 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 20 mi to Madison, WI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,838/mo)
- Median rent $1,121/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MSN airport
- 95 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 674 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 476 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 149 bars within 25 mi
- 119 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sauk County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk