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Rice Lake is a big small town of 9,030 people in Barron County, Wisconsin. It's about 47 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 82 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $856 a month.
9,030people
$194kTypical home
$856/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
53"Snow
215Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,030
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,006 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 47 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,222/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (349 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (871 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to EAU airport
- 83 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,119 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Barron County: R+29 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