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Park Ridge is a tiny town of 626 people in Portage County, Wisconsin. It's about 31 miles from Wausau, WI and 128 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $925 a month.
626people
$288kTypical home
$925/moRent
80° / 24°Summer / winter
49"Snow
219Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 626
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,758 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 31 mi to Wausau, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,815/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (617 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to CWA airport
- 136 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 599 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Portage County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk