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Wauzeka is a tiny town of 591 people in Crawford County, Wisconsin. It's about 42 miles from Dubuque, IA and 148 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $693 a month.
591people
$143kTypical home
$693/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
36"Snow
223Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 591
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 123 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 42 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$904/mo)
- Median rent $693/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (817 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to DBQ airport
- 152 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 719 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+14 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