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Ogema is a tiny town of 293 people in Price County, Wisconsin. It's about 47 miles from Wausau, WI and 148 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $543 a month.
293people
$96kTypical home
$543/moRent
79° / 21°Summer / winter
63"Snow
215Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 293
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 96 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 47 mi to Wausau, WI
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$603/mo)
- Median rent $543/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 71 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (319 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to RHI airport
- 148 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,565 ft
- 575 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Price County: R+31 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