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Phillips is a small town of 1,602 people in Price County, Wisconsin. It's about 62 miles from Wausau, WI and 148 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $793 a month.
1,602people
$103kTypical home
$793/moRent
78° / 21°Summer / winter
62"Snow
215Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,602
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 602 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 62 mi to Wausau, WI
- 62 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$651/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 71 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (442 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to RHI airport
- 148 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,476 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 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
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Price County: R+31 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