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Country around Maple is a rural area of about 960 people in Douglas County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Duluth, MN and 140 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $753 a month.
960people
$209kTypical home
$753/moRent
77° / 21°Summer / winter
65"Snow
196Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 960 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 24 mi to Duluth, MN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,315/mo)
- Median rent $753/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 21°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,354 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to DLH airport
- 143 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 571 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 75 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: D+5 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk