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Country around Mellen is a rural area of about 1,332 people in Ashland County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 74 miles from Duluth, MN and 152 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 112 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $594 a month.
1,332people
$142kTypical home
$594/moRent
76° / 20°Summer / winter
112"Snow
196Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,332 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 74 mi to Duluth, MN
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$895/mo)
- Median rent $594/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 112" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,468 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to RHI airport
- 154 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 146 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,526 ft
- 552 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 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
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ashland 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk