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Ladysmith is a small town of 3,227 people in Rusk County, Wisconsin. It's about 48 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 111 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $882 a month.
3,227people
$124kTypical home
$882/moRent
79° / 25°Summer / winter
52"Snow
215Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,227
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 764 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 48 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$783/mo)
- Median rent $882/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (399 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to EAU airport
- 111 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,139 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rusk County: R+38 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