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Plover is a big small town of 13,884 people in Portage County, Wisconsin. It's about 35 miles from Wausau, WI and 124 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 $270k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,884people
$270kTypical home
$1,089/moRent
80° / 24°Summer / winter
49"Snow
219Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,884
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,305 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 35 mi to Wausau, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,701/mo)
- Median rent $1,089/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 123 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 (122 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (863 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to CWA airport
- 133 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
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