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Bayfront is a tiny town of 135 people in Ashland County, Wisconsin. It's about 65 miles from Duluth, MN and 166 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $721 a month.
135people
$257kTypical home
$721/moRent
79° / 23°Summer / winter
86"Snow
196Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 135
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 95 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 65 mi to Duluth, MN
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,619/mo)
- Median rent $721/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 86" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,468 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to DLH airport
- 168 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 620 ft
- 538 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.