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Milltown is a tiny town of 861 people in Polk County, Wisconsin. It's about 54 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $715 a month.
861people
$123kTypical home
$715/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
59"Snow
232Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 861
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 475 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 54 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$776/mo)
- Median rent $715/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to MSP airport
- 57 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,217 ft
- 650 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+31 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk