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Colby is a small town of 1,907 people in Clark County, Wisconsin. It's about 33 miles from Wausau, WI and 144 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $854 a month.
1,907people
$185kTypical home
$854/moRent
79° / 21°Summer / winter
50"Snow
220Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,907
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,164 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Wausau, WI
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,165/mo)
- Median rent $854/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 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 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to CWA airport
- 142 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,348 ft
- 603 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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