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Country around Long Lake is a rural area of about 702 people in Forest County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 79 miles from Wausau, WI and 201 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $701 a month.
702people
$122kTypical home
$701/moRent
76° / 21°Summer / winter
74"Snow
217Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 702 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 79 mi to Wausau, WI
- 78 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$769/mo)
- Median rent $701/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to IMT airport
- 210 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 167 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,673 ft
- 500 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Forest County: R+33 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.