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West Salem is a big small town of 5,330 people in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. It's about 9 miles from La Crosse, WI and 130 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,330people
$277kTypical home
$1,283/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
49"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,330
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,592 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 9 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,747/mo)
- Median rent $1,283/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- Low property crime (940 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to LSE airport
- 125 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 758 ft
- 680 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- La Crosse County: D+9 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk