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Glidden is a tiny town of 215 people in Ashland County, Wisconsin. It's about 86 miles from Duluth, MN and 154 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 123 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $588 a month.
215people
$80kTypical home
$588/moRent
78° / 20°Summer / winter
123"Snow
196Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 215
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 100 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 86 mi to Duluth, MN
- 82 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$504/mo)
- Median rent $588/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 70 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,468 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to RHI airport
- 155 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 147 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,516 ft
- 552 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ashland County: D+5 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