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Nelsonville is a tiny town of 190 people in Portage County, Wisconsin. It's about 37 miles from Wausau, WI and 119 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $790 a month.
190people
$202kTypical home
$790/moRent
81° / 24°Summer / winter
49"Snow
219Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 190
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 185 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 37 mi to Wausau, WI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,274/mo)
- Median rent $790/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (617 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to CWA airport
- 128 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,102 ft
- 593 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Portage County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.