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Country around Cornucopia is a rural area of about 300 people in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 48 miles from Duluth, MN and 164 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $812 a month.
300people
$264kTypical home
$812/moRent
76° / 21°Summer / winter
88"Snow
196Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 300 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 48 mi to Duluth, MN
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,664/mo)
- Median rent $812/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 21°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
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" 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 63
- 15% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to DLH airport
- 167 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,076 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 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 22% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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.