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Polonia is a tiny town of 776 people in Portage County, Wisconsin. It's about 29 miles from Wausau, WI and 127 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $343k and rent runs about $1k a month.
776people
$343kTypical home
$1,274/moRent
80° / 24°Summer / winter
50"Snow
219Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 776
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 232 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 29 mi to Wausau, WI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $343k (≈$2,161/mo)
- Median rent $1,274/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 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 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to CWA airport
- 136 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,171 ft
- 592 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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