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Plum City is a tiny town of 541 people in Pierce County, Wisconsin. It's about 36 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 57 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $820 a month.
541people
$168kTypical home
$820/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
38"Snow
228Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 541
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 519 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 36 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,062/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (350 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to EAU airport
- 53 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 810 ft
- 680 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: R+17 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk