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Boulder Junction is a tiny town of 193 people in Vilas County, Wisconsin. It's about 80 miles from Wausau, WI and 192 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $275k and rent runs about $826 a month.
193people
$275kTypical home
$826/moRent
77° / 20°Summer / winter
80"Snow
192Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 193
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 144 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 80 mi to Wausau, WI
- 80 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $275k (≈$1,734/mo)
- Median rent $826/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (296 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 13% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to RHI airport
- 193 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 172 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,667 ft
- 521 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 67 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vilas County: R+23 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.