Vernon
6.1
High score (8-10)
Vernon County's Viroqua has attracted an unusual concentration of organic farmers, back-to-the-landers, and intentional community members since the 1970s, making it an island of progressive counter-culture in rural southwest Wisconsin. The Driftless Area terrain is stunning for outdoor recreation. But this creates a specific insular counter-culture community, not an open social scene.
Mid score (6-8) · Your profile
Viroqua has a genuine alternative culture economy — natural food co-ops, midwives, Rudolf Steiner education, organic farming networks — that makes it stand out from conventional rural Wisconsin. For a certain type of person this is a legitimate community to plug into. But it's insular in its own specific way.
Lower score (below 6)
Vernon County is either the right fit or completely wrong — the progressive counter-culture community in Viroqua is tight and self-selecting, and the surrounding rural county is conventional conservative Driftless Area Wisconsin. An outsider who doesn't fit either the farmer-hippie world or the traditional rural world has no social traction here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the median income in Vernon, Wisconsin?
$94k median
What's the typical marriage age for women in Vernon, Wisconsin?
Women marry at 30
How common is a college degree in Vernon, Wisconsin?
40% men have degree
What's the average male height in Vernon, Wisconsin?
178 cm local avg
What's the average BMI for women in Vernon, Wisconsin?
Local women avg 30.0