Living in Diaperville, WI
Diaperville is a tiny town of 109 people in Ashland County, Wisconsin. It's about 68 miles from Duluth, MN and 167 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 98 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $721 a month.
109people
$127kTypical home
$721/moRent
79° / 23°Summer / winter
98"Snow
196Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 109
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 247 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 68 mi to Duluth, MN
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$802/mo)
- Median rent $721/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 98" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,468 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to DLH airport
- 170 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 162 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 614 ft
- 536 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ashland County: D+5 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
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.