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Waterloo is a small town of 3,600 people in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. It's about 23 miles from Madison, WI and 52 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,600people
$231kTypical home
$1,106/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
42"Snow
220Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,600
- Part of a metro area
- About 949 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 23 mi to Madison, WI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,454/mo)
- Median rent $1,106/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (444 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MSN airport
- 58 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 824 ft
- 659 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 448 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 172 bars within 25 mi
- 120 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+16 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk