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Medford is a small town of 4,431 people in Taylor County, Wisconsin. It's about 36 miles from Wausau, WI and 143 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $846 a month.
4,431people
$187kTypical home
$846/moRent
79° / 21°Summer / winter
57"Snow
215Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,431
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 977 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 36 mi to Wausau, WI
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,177/mo)
- Median rent $846/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,268 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 17% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to CWA airport
- 142 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,414 ft
- 592 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taylor County: R+48 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