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Post Lake is a tiny town of 331 people in Langlade County, Wisconsin. It's about 42 miles from Wausau, WI and 173 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $311k and rent runs about $702 a month.
331people
$311kTypical home
$702/moRent
76° / 21°Summer / winter
67"Snow
217Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 331
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 46 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 42 mi to Wausau, WI
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,961/mo)
- Median rent $702/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 16% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to RHI airport
- 181 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,555 ft
- 536 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Langlade County: R+35 in 2024
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.