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Country around Watersmeet is a rural area of about 1,000 people in Vilas County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 92 miles from Wausau, WI and 215 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 109 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $425 a month.
1,000people
$247kTypical home
$425/moRent
77° / 20°Summer / winter
109"Snow
192Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,000 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 92 mi to Wausau, WI
- 89 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,559/mo)
- Median rent $425/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 109" of snow a year
- 37 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 74 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (296 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 18% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to RHI airport
- 216 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 184 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,745 ft
- 499 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vilas County: R+23 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