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Country around Elcho is a rural area of about 975 people in Oneida County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Wausau, WI and 175 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $690 a month.
975people
$215kTypical home
$690/moRent
78° / 21°Summer / winter
67"Snow
217Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 975 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 41 mi to Wausau, WI
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,355/mo)
- Median rent $690/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 70 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (721 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 15% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RHI airport
- 184 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,637 ft
- 538 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oneida County: R+18 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.