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Marathon City is a small town of 1,422 people in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It's about 10 miles from Wausau, WI and 160 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $853 a month.
1,422people
$198kTypical home
$853/moRent
80° / 23°Summer / winter
61"Snow
219Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,422
- Part of a metro area
- About 438 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 10 mi to Wausau, WI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,250/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (602 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CWA airport
- 165 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 586 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 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
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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