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Country around Ojibwa is a rural area of about 307 people in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 120 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $960 a month.
307people
$213kTypical home
$960/moRent
78° / 20°Summer / winter
59"Snow
215Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 307 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 71 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 62 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,345/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (649 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to EAU airport
- 121 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,283 ft
- 587 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sawyer County: R+16 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