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Radisson is a tiny town of 234 people in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. It's about 67 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 114 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $725 a month.
234people
$81kTypical home
$725/moRent
79° / 21°Summer / winter
62"Snow
215Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 234
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 595 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 67 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$509/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (649 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to EAU airport
- 115 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,234 ft
- 592 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sawyer County: R+16 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