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Stoughton is a big small town of 13,033 people in Dane County, Wisconsin. It's about 15 miles from Madison, WI and 64 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,033people
$294kTypical home
$1,157/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
36"Snow
226Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,033
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,115 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 15 mi to Madison, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,851/mo)
- Median rent $1,157/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.8% 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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,176 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MSN airport
- 67 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 680 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 578 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 213 bars within 25 mi
- 158 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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