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Oliver is a tiny town of 462 people in Douglas County, Wisconsin. It's about 9 miles from Duluth, MN and 127 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $967 a month.
462people
$223kTypical home
$967/moRent
77° / 21°Summer / winter
66"Snow
223Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 462
- Part of a metro area
- About 223 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 9 mi to Duluth, MN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,407/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,354 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to DLH airport
- 132 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 702 ft
- 591 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: D+5 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk