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Tennyson is a tiny town of 308 people in Grant County, Wisconsin. It's about 13 miles from Dubuque, IA and 140 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $863 a month.
308people
$134kTypical home
$863/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
39"Snow
227Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 308
- Part of a metro area
- About 715 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 13 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$846/mo)
- Median rent $863/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DBQ airport
- 143 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 968 ft
- 734 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+18 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