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Woodman is a tiny town of 224 people in Grant County, Wisconsin. It's about 41 miles from Dubuque, IA and 143 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $625 a month.
224people
$152kTypical home
$625/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
36"Snow
223Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 224
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 900 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 41 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$959/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to DBQ airport
- 147 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 715 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+18 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