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Ashland is a big small town of 7,902 people in Ashland County, Wisconsin. It's about 61 miles from Duluth, MN and 161 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 90 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $753 a month.
7,902people
$176kTypical home
$753/moRent
78° / 22°Summer / winter
90"Snow
196Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,902
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 591 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 61 mi to Duluth, MN
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,112/mo)
- Median rent $753/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 90" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,205 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to DLH airport
- 163 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 689 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Ashland County: D+5 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk