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Athens is a small town of 1,055 people in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It's about 22 miles from Wausau, WI and 156 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $681 a month.
1,055people
$190kTypical home
$681/moRent
79° / 21°Summer / winter
51"Snow
215Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,055
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 431 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 22 mi to Wausau, WI
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,196/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to CWA airport
- 154 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,391 ft
- 589 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marathon County: R+19 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk