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MelroseWI

A town of 562.

Population
562
+8.2% since 2010
Median home value
$152K
Census ACS
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
36.1
years
Jobs based here
60
A commuter town
Small town

562 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Melrose

Most working residents leave Melrose for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Black River Falls (15%), La Crosse (10%) and Sparta (8%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Melrose1%
Black River Falls15%
La Crosse10%
Sparta8%
Brockway5%
22 mi
median commute distance
60
jobs based in Melrose
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Melrose has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–28°
Spring34–56°
Summer58–80°
Fall38–58°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Melrose is

Melrose beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outMelroseWI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16.5%9.9%
More smokers17.2%13.6%
More adults with COPD8%6.5%
Black River Memorial Hospital
13.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Melrose for work

Where Melrose’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Black River Falls Black River Falls 15% 10% → La Crosse La Crosse 10% 8% → Sparta Sparta 8% 5% → Brockway Brockway 5% 4% → Whitehall Whitehall 4% 4% → Onalaska Onalaska 4% Melrose · 1% stay
60jobs based in Melrose
1%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Melrose

Village in Wisconsin, United States

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Melrose is a village in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 544 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Melrose.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
544
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
761 ft
ZIP code
54642

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