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New Richmond is a big small town of 10,539 people in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. It's about 37 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,539people
$285kTypical home
$1,168/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
232Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,539
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 917 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,798/mo)
- Median rent $1,168/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (668 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MSP airport
- 37 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 978 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 330 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Croix County: R+19 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