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Junction City is a tiny town of 311 people in Portage County, Wisconsin. It's about 26 miles from Wausau, WI and 139 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $932 a month.
311people
$145kTypical home
$932/moRent
81° / 24°Summer / winter
50"Snow
219Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 311
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 206 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 26 mi to Wausau, WI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$916/mo)
- Median rent $932/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (617 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CWA airport
- 147 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,158 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Portage County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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