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Florence is a tiny town of 488 people in Florence County, Wisconsin. It's about 96 miles from Wausau, WI and 198 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $648 a month.
488people
$129kTypical home
$648/moRent
78° / 22°Summer / winter
66"Snow
217Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 488
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 180 people per sq mi
- 198 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 96 mi to Wausau, WI
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$816/mo)
- Median rent $648/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to IMT airport
- 207 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 175 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,299 ft
- 483 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Florence County: R+50 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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.