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Brule is a tiny town of 162 people in Douglas County, Wisconsin. It's about 31 miles from Duluth, MN and 137 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $917 a month.
162people
$232kTypical home
$917/moRent
78° / 20°Summer / winter
65"Snow
196Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 162
- Part of a metro area
- About 61 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 31 mi to Duluth, MN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,464/mo)
- Median rent $917/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 20°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,354 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to DLH airport
- 141 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,116 ft
- 571 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas 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
- 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.