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Minocqua is a tiny town of 497 people in Oneida County, Wisconsin. It's about 63 miles from Wausau, WI and 184 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 98 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $476k and rent runs about $741 a month.
497people
$476kTypical home
$741/moRent
77° / 20°Summer / winter
98"Snow
217Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 497
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 687 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 63 mi to Wausau, WI
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$3,001/mo)
- Median rent $741/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 98" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,410 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 13% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to RHI airport
- 184 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 156 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,588 ft
- 534 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oneida County: R+18 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