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Bloomer is a small town of 3,673 people in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. It's about 20 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 87 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $895 a month.
3,673people
$214kTypical home
$895/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
42"Snow
215Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,673
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,261 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 20 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,349/mo)
- Median rent $895/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (378 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to EAU airport
- 86 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 991 ft
- 633 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chippewa County: R+23 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