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Birnamwood is a tiny town of 643 people in Shawano County, Wisconsin. It's about 21 miles from Wausau, WI and 143 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $550 a month.
643people
$143kTypical home
$550/moRent
79° / 23°Summer / winter
59"Snow
219Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 643
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 292 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 21 mi to Wausau, WI
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$904/mo)
- Median rent $550/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to CWA airport
- 152 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,329 ft
- 566 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shawano County: R+36 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