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Rib Lake is a tiny town of 888 people in Taylor County, Wisconsin. It's about 37 miles from Wausau, WI and 151 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $732 a month.
888people
$99kTypical home
$732/moRent
79° / 21°Summer / winter
56"Snow
215Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 888
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 509 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Wausau, WI
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$627/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (579 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to RHI airport
- 150 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,562 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taylor County: R+48 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