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Osceola is a small town of 2,849 people in Polk 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 $231k and rent runs about $946 a month.
2,849people
$231kTypical home
$946/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
232Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,849
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 702 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,454/mo)
- Median rent $946/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (701 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MSP airport
- 40 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 666 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 255 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+31 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