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Pence is a tiny town of 149 people in Iron County, Wisconsin. It's about 92 miles from Duluth, MN and 176 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 163 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $662 a month.
149people
$115kTypical home
$662/moRent
76° / 20°Summer / winter
163"Snow
196Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 149
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 140 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 92 mi to Duluth, MN
- 88 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$725/mo)
- Median rent $662/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 163" of snow a year
- 48 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to RHI airport
- 178 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 169 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,614 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iron County: R+26 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.