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Windsor is a big small town of 9,452 people in Dane County, Wisconsin. It's about 13 miles from Madison, WI and 67 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $426k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,452people
$426kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
45"Snow
224Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,452
- Part of a metro area
- About 344 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 13 mi to Madison, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $426k (≈$2,684/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $120k
- 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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,296 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MSN airport
- 73 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,043 ft
- 663 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 520 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 164 bars within 25 mi
- 137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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