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Cable is a tiny town of 207 people in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. It's about 56 miles from Duluth, MN and 128 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $638 a month.
207people
$116kTypical home
$638/moRent
77° / 20°Summer / winter
70"Snow
196Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 207
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 190 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 56 mi to Duluth, MN
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$733/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (434 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 15% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to DLH airport
- 131 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,375 ft
- 575 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bayfield County: D+11 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