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Dallas is a tiny town of 359 people in Barron County, Wisconsin. It's about 34 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 74 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $815 a month.
359people
$136kTypical home
$815/moRent
80° / 21°Summer / winter
51"Snow
215Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 359
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 248 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 34 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$856/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (111 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (321 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to EAU airport
- 73 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,050 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barron County: R+29 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