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Poplar is a tiny town of 626 people in Douglas County, Wisconsin. It's about 21 miles from Duluth, MN and 133 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $979 a month.
626people
$256kTypical home
$979/moRent
79° / 20°Summer / winter
64"Snow
196Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 626
- Part of a metro area
- About 53 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 21 mi to Duluth, MN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,612/mo)
- Median rent $979/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,354 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to DLH airport
- 137 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 978 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: D+5 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk