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Schofield is a small town of 2,120 people in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It's about 4 miles from Wausau, WI and 152 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $926 a month.
2,120people
$154kTypical home
$926/moRent
80° / 23°Summer / winter
64"Snow
219Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,120
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,002 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 4 mi to Wausau, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$971/mo)
- Median rent $926/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to CWA airport
- 161 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,165 ft
- 580 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marathon County: R+19 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