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Arpin is a tiny town of 290 people in Wood County, Wisconsin. It's about 35 miles from Wausau, WI and 145 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $771 a month.
290people
$102kTypical home
$771/moRent
80° / 23°Summer / winter
53"Snow
220Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 290
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 353 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 35 mi to Wausau, WI
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$644/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (782 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CWA airport
- 153 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,165 ft
- 613 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+20 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk