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Westby is a small town of 2,432 people in Vernon County, Wisconsin. It's about 22 miles from La Crosse, WI and 150 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $993 a month.
2,432people
$174kTypical home
$993/moRent
80° / 24°Summer / winter
45"Snow
223Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,432
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 901 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 22 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,099/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LSE airport
- 144 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,296 ft
- 686 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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