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Wyocena is a tiny town of 676 people in Columbia County, Wisconsin. It's about 29 miles from Madison, WI and 73 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $967 a month.
676people
$224kTypical home
$967/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 676
- Part of a metro area
- About 471 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 29 mi to Madison, WI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,409/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" 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 (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (890 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MSN airport
- 80 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 649 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 218 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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