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Cornucopia is a tiny town of 108 people in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. It's about 49 miles from Duluth, MN and 167 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $279k and rent runs about $812 a month.
108people
$279kTypical home
$812/moRent
77° / 22°Summer / winter
89"Snow
196Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 108
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 48 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 49 mi to Duluth, MN
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $279k (≈$1,762/mo)
- Median rent $812/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (434 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 18% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to DLH airport
- 170 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 541 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.