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Fairchild is a tiny town of 414 people in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It's about 30 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 116 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $692 a month.
414people
$92kTypical home
$692/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
45"Snow
220Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 414
- Part of a metro area
- About 285 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 30 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$578/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (139 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,477 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to EAU airport
- 113 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,050 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eau Claire County: D+11 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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