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Country around Winter is a rural area of about 1,635 people in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 74 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 130 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $195k and rent runs about $933 a month.
1,635people
$195kTypical home
$933/moRent
78° / 20°Summer / winter
57"Snow
215Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,635 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 74 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $195k (≈$1,232/mo)
- Median rent $933/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable 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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (649 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 12% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to RHI airport
- 130 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,434 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sawyer County: R+16 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