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Chili is a tiny town of 306 people in Clark County, Wisconsin. It's about 42 miles from Wausau, WI and 144 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $823 a month.
306people
$156kTypical home
$823/moRent
80° / 23°Summer / winter
49"Snow
220Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 306
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 235 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 42 mi to Wausau, WI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$981/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (253 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to CWA airport
- 141 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,237 ft
- 619 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+39 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.