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Catawba is a tiny town of 170 people in Price County, Wisconsin. It's about 59 miles from Wausau, WI and 139 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $59k and rent runs about $786 a month.
170people
$59kTypical home
$786/moRent
79° / 22°Summer / winter
62"Snow
215Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 170
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 38 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 59 mi to Wausau, WI
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $59k (≈$369/mo)
- Median rent $786/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (319 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to RHI airport
- 139 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,503 ft
- 579 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 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
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Price County: R+31 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.