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Marshfield is a small city of 18,700 people in Wood County, Wisconsin. It's about 33 miles from Wausau, WI and 153 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $842 a month.
18,700people
$178kTypical home
$842/moRent
80° / 23°Summer / winter
56"Snow
220Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,700
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,355 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Wausau, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,121/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- Low property crime (952 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to CWA airport
- 150 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,289 ft
- 611 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+20 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk