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Waunakee is a small city of 15,687 people in Dane County, Wisconsin. It's about 7 miles from Madison, WI and 75 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $516k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,687people
$516kTypical home
$1,324/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
47"Snow
224Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,687
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,120 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 7 mi to Madison, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $516k (≈$3,253/mo)
- Median rent $1,324/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (234 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 64% 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
- 6 mi to MSN airport
- 80 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 912 ft
- 671 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 500 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 162 bars within 25 mi
- 134 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dane County: D+52 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