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Lake Hallie is a big small town of 7,285 people in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. It's about 6 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 91 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,285people
$292kTypical home
$1,223/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
54"Snow
226Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,285
- Part of a metro area
- About 512 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 6 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,842/mo)
- Median rent $1,223/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (316 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to EAU airport
- 88 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 641 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chippewa County: R+23 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk