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Amery is a small town of 2,959 people in Polk County, Wisconsin. It's about 50 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,959people
$183kTypical home
$1,154/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
51"Snow
232Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,959
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 952 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 50 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,154/mo)
- Median rent $1,154/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (293 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 18% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to MSP airport
- 51 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,063 ft
- 655 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+31 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk