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Country around Manitowish Waters is a rural area of about 947 people in Vilas County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 82 miles from Wausau, WI and 184 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $666k and rent runs about $1k a month.
947people
$666kTypical home
$1,135/moRent
78° / 20°Summer / winter
75"Snow
192Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 947 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 82 mi to Wausau, WI
- 82 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $666k (≈$4,198/mo)
- Median rent $1,135/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (296 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 13% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to RHI airport
- 185 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 173 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,641 ft
- 527 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vilas County: R+23 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