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Country around Brule is a rural area of about 707 people in Douglas County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 31 miles from Duluth, MN and 137 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $855 a month.
707people
$251kTypical home
$855/moRent
78° / 20°Summer / winter
65"Snow
196Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 707 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 31 mi to Duluth, MN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,580/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,354 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to DLH airport
- 141 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 570 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: D+5 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk