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Country around Hurley is a rural area of about 2,393 people in Iron County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 95 miles from Duluth, MN and 176 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 162 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $688 a month.
2,393people
$124kTypical home
$688/moRent
76° / 20°Summer / winter
162"Snow
196Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,393 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 95 mi to Duluth, MN
- 91 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$779/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 162" of snow a year
- 48 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to RHI airport
- 177 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 169 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,637 ft
- 530 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iron County: R+26 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