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Elderon is a tiny town of 135 people in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It's about 23 miles from Wausau, WI and 135 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $890 a month.
135people
$153kTypical home
$890/moRent
81° / 24°Summer / winter
60"Snow
219Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 135
- Part of a metro area
- About 120 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 23 mi to Wausau, WI
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$967/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to CWA airport
- 144 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,198 ft
- 575 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marathon County: R+19 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