Lone Rock Tower, 2007
Lone Rock’s story
170 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007.
- 1856Lone Rock is settled
Lone RockWI
Population
828
2025 Census estimate · −0.8% since 2020
Typical home
$252K
+11.5% in a year
Household income
$60K
median
Median age
42.9
years
Jobs based here
82
A commuter town
Is Lone Rock a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Lower Wisconsin State Riverway, at 27 acres. Lone Rock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Lone Rock stand out
Where Lone Rock beats most towns.
Small town
828 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Buena VistaSpring GreenLone Rock
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Lone Rock: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lone Rock, and how to reach them.
PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLone Rock WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lone Rock’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereVillage of Lone Rock ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP code5355653556 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lone Rock.
Work & commute
The average trip to work in Lone Rock is longer than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
In Lone Rock, the income of the median household is $60,000. Most working residents leave Lone Rock for work: only 1% work in town. Just over a tenth of Lone Rock residents live below the poverty line. The median commute is under 20 miles.
1%work in town
| Lone Rock | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Lone Rock1%
Richland Center19%
Spring Green8%
Madison8%
Muscoda5%
20 mi
median commute distance
82
jobs based in Lone Rock
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Housing
A typical Lone Rock home is worth about $252K
Lone Rock’s median rent is $831 a month, below both Wisconsin’s towns ($1,078 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Typical home values rose 11% in the year to September 2026. Also worth knowing: for households here, the share who own their home is 71%.
$252KZillow home value
| Lone Rock | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $831 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 74% | 73% |
Typical home value
Lone Rock$252K
Wisconsin$337K
+11.5%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Lone Rock has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Among 363 Wisconsin towns, just 8 have a higher midsummer high than Lone Rock. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 10° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
41″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–31°
Spring36–58°
Summer59–81°
Fall39–60°
Oct 9
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: high risk in Lone Rock, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Lone Rock, 58% come from inland flooding and 17% from cold waves. Compared with 66% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2008
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Lone Rock is
Among adults here, 32% get no exercise outside work. In Lone Rock, 18% of adults smoke cigarettes.
| Lone Rock | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Lone Rock | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.2% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 17.6% | 13.6% |
Richland Hospital
14 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
0% of Lone Rock is conserved land
In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.2 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in Lone Rock: 3, covering 45 acres.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 633 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lower Wisconsin State Riverway | — | 27 |
| 2. Fireman's Park | — | 16 |
| 3. Battery Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lone Rock
17pages on Lone Rock
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lone Rock; the nearest are
Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fennimore26.4 mi$4,904 in-state tuitionUniversity of Wisconsin-PlattevilleUniversity or college · Public · Platteville34.4 mi$8,644 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Lone Rock residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Lone Rock for work
Where Lone Rock’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
82jobs based in Lone Rock
1%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Lone Rock
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Lone Rock is a village in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 829 at the 2020 census. The village is named after a sandstone outcrop.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1856
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 709 ft
- ZIP code
- 53556
Questions about Lone Rock
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lone Rock, WI a good place to live?
Lone Rock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.