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Mellen is a tiny town of 681 people in Ashland County, Wisconsin. It's about 77 miles from Duluth, MN and 157 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 106 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $594 a month.
681people
$78kTypical home
$594/moRent
77° / 21°Summer / winter
106"Snow
196Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 681
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 362 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 77 mi to Duluth, MN
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$492/mo)
- Median rent $594/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 106" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,468 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to RHI airport
- 159 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,234 ft
- 547 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ashland County: D+5 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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