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South WayneWI

A town of 441. A typical home worth about $240K.

Population
441
residents
Typical home
$240K
+5.4% in a year
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
46.3
years
Jobs based here
199
Balanced

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Small town

441 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical South Wayne home is worth about $240K

The typical South Wayne home is worth about $240,000, up 5.4% in a year, 29% below the Wisconsin typical home.

$240KZillow home value

Typical home value

South Wayne$240K
Wisconsin$340K
+5.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

South Wayne has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter15–32°
Spring37–59°
Summer59–81°
Fall39–61°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 33% of U.S. communities.

33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
33Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of South Wayne

Most working residents leave South Wayne for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Monroe (21%), Darlington (9%) and Madison (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In South Wayne5%
Monroe21%
Darlington9%
Madison6%
Darlington5%
15 mi
median commute distance
199
jobs based in South Wayne
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy South Wayne is

South Wayne beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outSouth WayneWI
More smokers17.9%13.6%
The Monroe Clinic
12.7 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 →
Schools

South Wayne’s public schools outperform 45% of Wisconsin districts

The public schools South Wayne’s kids attend trail 55% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Black Hawk ElementaryPK–5163B
Black Hawk Middle6–876B−
Black Hawk High9–1296C+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state testsAll 3 schools →
Outdoors

0% of South Wayne is conserved land

0.5 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of South Wayne: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 531 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. South Wayne Community Park0.2 mi18
2. Veteran's Park—1
3. Fireman's Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About South Wayne

Village in Wisconsin, United States

South Wayne is a village in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 446 at the 2020 census.

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