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ReweyWI

A town of 252, settled in 1880.

Is Rewey a good place to live?

19% of residents live below the poverty line in Rewey, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 6.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Rewey has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

252 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Rewey: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Rewey, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRewey WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Rewey’s trash rules yet
SchoolsIowa-Grant School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereVillage of Rewey ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP code5358053580 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 Rewey.

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Rewey

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.

19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
19Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most of Rewey’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Rewey for work: only 0% work in town. Rewey’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Rewey’s median household income is $55,000.

0%work in town
ReweyWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work29 minutes22 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$55,000$87,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Rewey0%
Dodgeville16%
Madison8%
Mineral Point6%
Platteville5%
18 mi
median commute distance
23
jobs based in Rewey
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Rewey has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Rewey has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 10° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–30°
Spring35–57°
Summer59–80°
Fall39–59°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Rewey is

Rewey beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of Rewey adults get no exercise outside work.

ReweyWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)30%26%25%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%38%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%78%79%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outReweyWI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.3%9.9%
Southwest Health Center
8.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Rewey is conserved land

0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 324 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Rewey Community Park—8

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rewey

17pages on Rewey
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Rewey

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Rewey for work

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

16% → Dodgeville Dodgeville 16% 8% → Madison Madison 8% 6% → Mineral Point Mineral Point 6% 5% → Platteville Platteville 5% 4% → Verona Verona 4% 4% → Mifflin Mifflin 4% Rewey · 0% stay
23jobs based in Rewey
0%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Rewey

Village in the United States

Rewey is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 258 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
1,129 ft
ZIP code
53580

Questions about Rewey

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Rewey, WI a good place to live?

Rewey has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.