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Butternut is a tiny town of 465 people in Ashland County, Wisconsin. It's about 84 miles from Wausau, WI and 153 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 103 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $74k and rent runs about $626 a month.
465people
$74kTypical home
$626/moRent
78° / 20°Summer / winter
103"Snow
196Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 465
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 294 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 84 mi to Wausau, WI
- 84 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $74k (≈$469/mo)
- Median rent $626/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 103" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 71 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 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to RHI airport
- 154 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,519 ft
- 555 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 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
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 43 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