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Rhinelander is a big small town of 8,316 people in Oneida County, Wisconsin. It's about 48 miles from Wausau, WI and 192 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $804 a month.
8,316people
$126kTypical home
$804/moRent
79° / 22°Summer / winter
78"Snow
217Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,316
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 913 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 48 mi to Wausau, WI
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$793/mo)
- Median rent $804/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,287 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to RHI airport
- 192 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,578 ft
- 537 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oneida County: R+18 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