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Living in Mercer, WI

Mercer is a tiny town of 365 people in Iron County, Wisconsin. It's about 85 miles from Wausau, WI and 177 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 96 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $334 a month.

365people
$213kTypical home
$334/moRent
77° / 20°Summer / winter
96"Snow
196Sunny days
127Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 365
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 82 people per sq mi
  • 177 mi to Minneapolis, MN
  • 85 mi to Wausau, WI
  • 85 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $213k (≈$1,340/mo)
  • Median rent $334/mo
  • Median household income $38k
  • Property tax about 0.9% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 77°F
  • Winter highs around 20°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
  • 127 days a year with rain or snow
  • 96" of snow a year
  • 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 73 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (247 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 62
  • 15% of households have kids
  • 35% are 65 or older
  • 22% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 1% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 22 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 46 mi to RHI airport
  • 178 mi to MSP (major hub)
  • 169 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 88% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1978
  • 89% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 1,618 ft
  • 532 mi to the ocean
  • 34 mi to a big lake
  • 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 23 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 2 mi to the nearest campground
  • 7 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 24 bars within 25 mi
  • 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 8 museums within 25 mi
  • 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 21 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 10 mi to the nearest vet
  • 24 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 49 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Iron County: R+26 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

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