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Eleva is a tiny town of 747 people in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. It's about 17 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 92 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $675 a month.
747people
$175kTypical home
$675/moRent
84° / 26°Summer / winter
54"Snow
226Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 747
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,334 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 17 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,106/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to EAU airport
- 88 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 658 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Trempealeau County: R+21 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk