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Country around Bancroft is a rural area of about 1,482 people in Portage County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 46 miles from Wausau, WI and 117 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $844 a month.
1,482people
$176kTypical home
$844/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
46"Snow
219Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,482 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 46 mi to Wausau, WI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,110/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (617 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CWA airport
- 126 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 612 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 99 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Portage County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk