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Rudolph is a tiny town of 466 people in Wood County, Wisconsin. It's about 33 miles from Wausau, WI and 135 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $700 a month.
466people
$181kTypical home
$700/moRent
81° / 24°Summer / winter
49"Snow
219Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 466
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 387 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 33 mi to Wausau, WI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,141/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (782 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to CWA airport
- 143 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,161 ft
- 608 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+20 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk