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Viola is a tiny town of 551 people in Richland County, Wisconsin. It's about 35 miles from La Crosse, WI and 140 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $1k a month.
551people
$104kTypical home
$1,051/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
46"Snow
223Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 551
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 553 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 35 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$655/mo)
- Median rent $1,051/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LSE airport
- 145 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 755 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: R+13 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