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Dorchester is a tiny town of 879 people in Clark County, Wisconsin. It's about 34 miles from Wausau, WI and 144 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $837 a month.
879people
$156kTypical home
$837/moRent
79° / 21°Summer / winter
54"Snow
215Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 879
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 633 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 34 mi to Wausau, WI
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$984/mo)
- Median rent $837/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 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 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CWA airport
- 142 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,424 ft
- 599 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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