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Country around Harshaw is a rural area of about 1,220 people in Oneida County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Wausau, WI and 182 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,220people
$268kTypical home
$1,036/moRent
77° / 21°Summer / winter
63"Snow
217Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,220 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 49 mi to Wausau, WI
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,691/mo)
- Median rent $1,036/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 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 55
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to RHI airport
- 181 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,545 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 49 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