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Port Edwards is a small town of 1,881 people in Wood County, Wisconsin. It's about 43 miles from Wausau, WI and 130 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $910 a month.
1,881people
$159kTypical home
$910/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
48"Snow
219Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,881
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 315 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 43 mi to Wausau, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (782 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CWA airport
- 138 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 617 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+20 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk