Living in Grantsburg, WI
Grantsburg is a small town of 1,340 people in Burnett County, Wisconsin. It's about 64 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $756 a month.
1,340people
$153kTypical home
$756/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
52"Snow
232Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,340
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 441 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 64 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$967/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (739 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to MSP airport
- 68 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 942 ft
- 645 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burnett County: R+31 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk