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Country around Springbrook is a rural area of about 1,335 people in Washburn County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Duluth, MN and 103 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $792 a month.
1,335people
$173kTypical home
$792/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
60"Snow
215Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,335 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 59 mi to Duluth, MN
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,088/mo)
- Median rent $792/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 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 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to DLH airport
- 106 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,119 ft
- 600 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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