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Neillsville is a small town of 2,230 people in Clark County, Wisconsin. It's about 48 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 134 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $729 a month.
2,230people
$118kTypical home
$729/moRent
80° / 24°Summer / winter
44"Snow
220Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,230
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 812 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 48 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$742/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (367 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to CWA airport
- 131 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,050 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+39 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