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Altoona is a big small town of 8,878 people in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It's about 3 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 90 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,878people
$233kTypical home
$1,285/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
55"Snow
226Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,878
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,722 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 3 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,470/mo)
- Median rent $1,285/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,764 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to EAU airport
- 87 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 961 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eau Claire County: D+11 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk