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Augusta is a small town of 1,341 people in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It's about 21 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 107 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $837 a month.
1,341people
$148kTypical home
$837/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
54"Snow
226Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,341
- Part of a metro area
- About 605 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 21 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$936/mo)
- Median rent $837/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" 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 (166 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,368 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to EAU airport
- 104 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 961 ft
- 641 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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