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Elcho is a tiny town of 207 people in Langlade County, Wisconsin. It's about 40 miles from Wausau, WI and 175 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $488 a month.
207people
$116kTypical home
$488/moRent
78° / 21°Summer / winter
67"Snow
217Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 207
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 179 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 40 mi to Wausau, WI
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$731/mo)
- Median rent $488/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 70 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 18% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to RHI airport
- 184 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,614 ft
- 539 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Langlade County: R+35 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
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.