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Maine is a small town of 2,602 people in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It's about 7 miles from Wausau, WI and 162 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $962 a month.
2,602people
$278kTypical home
$962/moRent
80° / 22°Summer / winter
60"Snow
217Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,602
- Part of a metro area
- About 60 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 7 mi to Wausau, WI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,750/mo)
- Median rent $962/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to CWA airport
- 171 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,414 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 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
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marathon County: R+19 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk