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Prescott is a small town of 4,503 people in Pierce County, Wisconsin. It's about 28 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,503people
$307kTypical home
$1,189/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
45"Snow
228Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,503
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,589 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 28 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,935/mo)
- Median rent $1,189/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (350 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 20% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MSP airport
- 23 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 827 ft
- 696 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 811 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 233 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: R+17 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk