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Living in Country around Fifield, WI

Country around Fifield is a rural area of about 663 people in Price County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Wausau, WI and 152 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $618 a month.

663people
$167kTypical home
$618/moRent
78° / 20°Summer / winter
61"Snow
215Sunny days

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Size & setting

  • Rural — about 663 people spread over the area
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 11 people per sq mi
  • 152 mi to Minneapolis, MN
  • 70 mi to Wausau, WI
  • 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $167k (≈$1,053/mo)
  • Median rent $618/mo
  • Median household income $41k
  • Property tax about 1.5% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 78°F
  • Winter highs around 20°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
  • 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
  • 150 cloudy days a year
  • 46 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 61" of snow a year
  • 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 69 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (78 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (319 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 58
  • 17% of households have kids
  • 34% are 65 or older
  • 18% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 26 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 47 mi to RHI airport
  • 152 mi to MSP (major hub)
  • 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 83% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1972
  • 74% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 1,486 ft
  • 560 mi to the ocean
  • 52 mi to a big lake
  • 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 40 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 5 mi to the nearest campground
  • 3 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 7 bars within 25 mi
  • Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 3 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 45 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 21% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
  • 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 6 mi to the nearest vet
  • 8 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 14 congregations per 10k people
  • 57 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Price County: R+31 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.

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