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Luck is a small town of 1,124 people in Polk County, Wisconsin. It's about 58 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $931 a month.
1,124people
$168kTypical home
$931/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
61"Snow
232Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,124
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 570 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 58 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,056/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to MSP airport
- 61 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,240 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+31 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