Living in Diamond Bluff, WI
Diamond Bluff is a tiny town of 192 people in Pierce County, Wisconsin. It's about 39 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $1k a month.
192people
$350kTypical home
$1,210/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
228Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 192
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 110 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 39 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,204/mo)
- Median rent $1,210/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (350 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MSP airport
- 34 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 695 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 204 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: R+17 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.