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Owen is a tiny town of 920 people in Clark County, Wisconsin. It's about 45 miles from Wausau, WI and 132 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $685 a month.
920people
$141kTypical home
$685/moRent
79° / 21°Summer / winter
51"Snow
220Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 920
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 400 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 45 mi to Wausau, WI
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$889/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (253 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to CWA airport
- 130 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,247 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+39 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