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Viroqua is a small town of 4,471 people in Vernon County, Wisconsin. It's about 25 miles from La Crosse, WI and 151 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $815 a month.
4,471people
$210kTypical home
$815/moRent
79° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
223Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,471
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 989 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 25 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,324/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (603 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to LSE airport
- 147 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,253 ft
- 692 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vernon County: R+8 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk