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Hayward is a small town of 2,555 people in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. It's about 61 miles from Duluth, MN and 112 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $829 a month.
2,555people
$185kTypical home
$829/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
59"Snow
196Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,555
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 686 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 61 mi to Duluth, MN
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,165/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (316 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,130 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to DLH airport
- 114 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,181 ft
- 591 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sawyer County: R+16 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