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River Falls is a small city of 16,719 people in Pierce County, Wisconsin. It's about 32 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $328k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,719people
$328kTypical home
$1,107/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
48"Snow
228Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,719
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,251 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 32 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $328k (≈$2,066/mo)
- Median rent $1,107/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (460 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 28% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 26% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MSP airport
- 29 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 525 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 104 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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