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Kennan is a tiny town of 112 people in Price County, Wisconsin. It's about 60 miles from Wausau, WI and 136 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $786 a month.
112people
$73kTypical home
$786/moRent
78° / 21°Summer / winter
61"Snow
215Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 112
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 56 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 60 mi to Wausau, WI
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$459/mo)
- Median rent $786/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (319 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to RHI airport
- 136 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,506 ft
- 581 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Price County: R+31 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.