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New Post is a tiny town of 340 people in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. It's about 75 miles from Duluth, MN and 119 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $327k and rent runs about $644 a month.
340people
$327kTypical home
$644/moRent
79° / 21°Summer / winter
61"Snow
215Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 340
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 75 mi to Duluth, MN
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $327k (≈$2,060/mo)
- Median rent $644/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (649 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 18% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to EAU airport
- 121 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,381 ft
- 586 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sawyer County: R+16 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.