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Nekoosa is a small town of 2,420 people in Wood County, Wisconsin. It's about 47 miles from Wausau, WI and 130 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $699 a month.
2,420people
$117kTypical home
$699/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
47"Snow
219Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,420
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 715 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 47 mi to Wausau, WI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$737/mo)
- Median rent $699/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (538 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CWA airport
- 138 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 955 ft
- 621 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+20 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk