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Minong is a tiny town of 678 people in Washburn County, Wisconsin. It's about 49 miles from Duluth, MN and 105 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $763 a month.
678people
$134kTypical home
$763/moRent
80° / 22°Summer / winter
59"Snow
196Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 678
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 445 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 49 mi to Duluth, MN
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$842/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (445 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to DLH airport
- 108 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,060 ft
- 600 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washburn County: R+28 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