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Granton is a tiny town of 345 people in Clark County, Wisconsin. It's about 48 miles from Wausau, WI and 140 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $740 a month.
345people
$110kTypical home
$740/moRent
80° / 23°Summer / winter
45"Snow
220Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 345
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 633 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 48 mi to Wausau, WI
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$696/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (253 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to CWA airport
- 137 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,132 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+39 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