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Living in Country around Pickerel, WI

Country around Pickerel is a rural area of about 731 people in Langlade County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 48 miles from Wausau, WI and 167 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $702 a month.

731people
$232kTypical home
$702/moRent
75° / 20°Summer / winter
73"Snow
217Sunny days
132Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Rural — about 731 people spread over the area
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 19 people per sq mi
  • 167 mi to Milwaukee, WI
  • 48 mi to Wausau, WI
  • 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $232k (≈$1,462/mo)
  • Median rent $702/mo
  • Median household income $57k
  • Property tax about 1.1% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 75°F
  • Winter highs around 20°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
  • 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
  • 148 cloudy days a year
  • 46 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 132 days a year with rain or snow
  • 73" of snow a year
  • 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 64 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (652 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 63
  • 14% of households have kids
  • 37% are 65 or older
  • 15% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 30 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 33 mi to RHI airport
  • 176 mi to MKE (major hub)
  • 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 85% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1986
  • 87% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 1,608 ft
  • 531 mi to the ocean
  • 60 mi to a big lake
  • 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 32 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 4 mi to the nearest campground
  • 4 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 14 bars within 25 mi
  • 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 4 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 22 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 7% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
  • 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 21 mi to the nearest vet
  • 22 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 13 congregations per 10k people
  • 48 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Langlade County: R+35 in 2024
  • Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • Moderate 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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