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Country around Minong is a rural area of about 2,242 people in Washburn County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Duluth, MN and 106 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $824 a month.
2,242people
$225kTypical home
$824/moRent
80° / 22°Summer / winter
59"Snow
196Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,242 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 47 mi to Duluth, MN
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,421/mo)
- Median rent $824/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (445 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to DLH airport
- 109 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 599 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washburn County: R+28 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