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Hammond is a small town of 1,960 people in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. It's about 41 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $944 a month.
1,960people
$262kTypical home
$944/moRent
79° / 20°Summer / winter
44"Snow
228Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,960
- Part of a metro area
- About 907 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 41 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,653/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 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 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MSP airport
- 39 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,096 ft
- 673 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 203 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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