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Lac du Flambeau is a small town of 1,503 people in Vilas County, Wisconsin. It's about 70 miles from Wausau, WI and 177 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $541 a month.
1,503people
$135kTypical home
$541/moRent
77° / 20°Summer / winter
84"Snow
217Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,503
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 304 people per sq mi
- 177 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 70 mi to Wausau, WI
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$850/mo)
- Median rent $541/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 84" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (296 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to RHI airport
- 178 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 162 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,581 ft
- 536 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vilas County: R+23 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