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Country around Rib Lake is a rural area of about 1,953 people in Taylor County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Wausau, WI and 154 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $738 a month.
1,953people
$167kTypical home
$738/moRent
79° / 21°Summer / winter
55"Snow
215Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,953 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Wausau, WI
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,055/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (579 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to RHI airport
- 153 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,549 ft
- 577 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taylor County: R+48 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