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A town of 551. A typical home worth about $227K.

Population
551
−3.3% since 2010
Typical home
$227K
+3.3% in a year
Household income
$88K
median
Median age
44.4
years
Jobs based here
144
A commuter town

What makes Viola stand out

The thing Viola does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

551 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Viola

Most working residents leave Viola for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Viroqua (10%), Richland Center (7%) and Reedsburg (6%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Viola3%
Viroqua10%
Richland Center7%
Reedsburg6%
Franklin6%
25 mi
median commute distance
144
jobs based in Viola
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Viola home is worth about $227K

The typical Viola home is worth about $227,000, up 3.3% in a year, 33% below the Wisconsin typical home.

$227KZillow home value

Typical home value

Viola$227K
Wisconsin$340K
+3.3%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Viola has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

46″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–29°
Spring34–56°
Summer58–80°
Fall38–58°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+1.0°
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 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
31
paid flood claims since 1978
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Viola is

Viola beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
What stands outViolaWI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth17.6%9.9%
More adults with COPD8.9%6.5%
More adults with heart disease8.6%6.6%
Vernon Memorial Hospital
11.2 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 →
Outdoors

0% of Viola is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Viola: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 676 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Banker Park—10
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Viola for work

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

10% → Viroqua Viroqua 10% 7% → Richland Center Richland Center 7% 6% → Reedsburg Reedsburg 6% 6% → Franklin Franklin 6% 5% → Madison Madison 5% 4% → Forest Forest 4% Viola · 3% stay
144jobs based in Viola
3%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Viola

Village in Wisconsin, United States

Official town website ↗

Viola is a village in Richland (mostly) and Vernon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 676 at the 2020 census. Of this, 436 were in Richland County, and 240 were in Vernon County.

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

Population
676
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
764 ft
ZIP code
54664

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