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Colfax is a small town of 1,370 people in Dunn County, Wisconsin. It's about 17 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 75 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $698 a month.
1,370people
$174kTypical home
$698/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
45"Snow
226Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,370
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 986 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 17 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,094/mo)
- Median rent $698/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (624 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to EAU airport
- 74 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 942 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 103 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dunn County: R+16 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