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Glenwood City is a small town of 1,260 people in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. It's about 37 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 54 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,260people
$177kTypical home
$1,305/moRent
80° / 22°Summer / winter
45"Snow
232Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,260
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 363 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,114/mo)
- Median rent $1,305/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (515 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to EAU airport
- 53 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 659 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Croix 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk