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Sayner is a tiny town of 213 people in Vilas County, Wisconsin. It's about 71 miles from Wausau, WI and 194 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $847 a month.
213people
$245kTypical home
$847/moRent
76° / 20°Summer / winter
78"Snow
217Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 213
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 117 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 71 mi to Wausau, WI
- 71 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,542/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 74 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (296 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to RHI airport
- 194 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 164 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,686 ft
- 523 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vilas County: R+23 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.