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Wisconsin Dells is a small town of 2,547 people in Columbia County, Wisconsin. It's about 42 miles from Madison, WI and 99 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $971 a month.
2,547people
$207kTypical home
$971/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,547
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 325 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 42 mi to Madison, WI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,306/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (890 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to MSN airport
- 106 mi to MKE (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 958 ft
- 654 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+5 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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