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Kronenwetter is a big small town of 8,395 people in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It's about 10 miles from Wausau, WI and 146 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,395people
$273kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
80° / 23°Summer / winter
61"Snow
219Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,395
- Part of a metro area
- About 163 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 10 mi to Wausau, WI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,723/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CWA airport
- 154 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,198 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marathon 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk