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Country around Iron River is a rural area of about 2,607 people in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Duluth, MN and 143 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $800 a month.
2,607people
$267kTypical home
$800/moRent
77° / 20°Summer / winter
71"Snow
196Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,607 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Duluth, MN
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,681/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (434 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to DLH airport
- 147 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,096 ft
- 563 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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