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Lake Wissota is a small town of 3,184 people in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. It's about 12 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 97 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $335k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,184people
$335kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
52"Snow
226Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,184
- Part of a metro area
- About 843 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 12 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $335k (≈$2,110/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 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 51
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to EAU airport
- 95 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 942 ft
- 635 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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