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Port Wing is a tiny town of 148 people in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. It's about 36 miles from Duluth, MN and 155 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $812 a month.
148people
$163kTypical home
$812/moRent
77° / 21°Summer / winter
82"Snow
196Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 148
- Part of a metro area
- About 129 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 36 mi to Duluth, MN
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $812/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (434 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 16% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to DLH airport
- 158 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 679 ft
- 555 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bayfield County: D+11 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.