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Country around Willard is a rural area of about 631 people in Clark County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 122 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
631people
$214kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
48"Snow
220Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 631 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 35 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,352/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (253 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to EAU airport
- 119 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,037 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+39 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk