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Laona is a tiny town of 631 people in Forest County, Wisconsin. It's about 63 miles from Wausau, WI and 176 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $556 a month.
631people
$128kTypical home
$556/moRent
74° / 20°Summer / winter
78"Snow
217Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 631
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 324 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 63 mi to Wausau, WI
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$808/mo)
- Median rent $556/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to IMT airport
- 185 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,565 ft
- 516 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Forest County: R+33 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