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Iron River is a tiny town of 826 people in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. It's about 37 miles from Duluth, MN and 143 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $696 a month.
826people
$171kTypical home
$696/moRent
77° / 20°Summer / winter
71"Snow
196Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 826
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 132 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Duluth, MN
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,079/mo)
- Median rent $696/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (434 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to DLH airport
- 147 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,096 ft
- 563 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bayfield County: D+11 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