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Country around Bayfield is a rural area of about 2,762 people in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Duluth, MN and 174 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 101 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $692 a month.
2,762people
$250kTypical home
$692/moRent
75° / 20°Summer / winter
101"Snow
196Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,762 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 59 mi to Duluth, MN
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,577/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 101" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 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 53
- 18% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to DLH airport
- 177 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 169 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,253 ft
- 533 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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