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Lake Tomahawk is a tiny town of 190 people in Oneida County, Wisconsin. It's about 59 miles from Wausau, WI and 188 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $855 a month.
190people
$196kTypical home
$855/moRent
77° / 20°Summer / winter
81"Snow
217Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 190
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 123 people per sq mi
- 188 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 59 mi to Wausau, WI
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,233/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 73 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (721 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to RHI airport
- 188 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,654 ft
- 533 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oneida County: R+18 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.