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Bayfield is a tiny town of 565 people in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. It's about 62 miles from Duluth, MN and 174 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $1k a month.
565people
$320kTypical home
$1,142/moRent
76° / 21°Summer / winter
87"Snow
196Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 565
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 651 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 62 mi to Duluth, MN
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,019/mo)
- Median rent $1,142/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (434 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 15% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to DLH airport
- 177 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 169 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 532 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bayfield County: D+11 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