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Baldwin is a small town of 4,342 people in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. It's about 44 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,342people
$274kTypical home
$1,154/moRent
79° / 20°Summer / winter
44"Snow
228Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,342
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,335 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 44 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,725/mo)
- Median rent $1,154/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (515 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MSP airport
- 42 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,122 ft
- 671 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 171 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Croix 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk