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Ellsworth is a small town of 3,349 people in Pierce County, Wisconsin. It's about 42 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,349people
$262kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
79° / 21°Summer / winter
45"Snow
228Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,349
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 882 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 42 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,653/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (431 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MSP airport
- 38 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,217 ft
- 686 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 140 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: R+17 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk