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Tomah is a big small town of 9,532 people in Monroe County, Wisconsin. It's about 38 miles from La Crosse, WI and 142 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $903 a month.
9,532people
$174kTypical home
$903/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
43"Snow
223Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,532
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,211 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 38 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,099/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (222 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,149 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LSE airport
- 148 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 951 ft
- 657 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+26 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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