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Seymour is a small town of 1,531 people in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It's about 3 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 90 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,531people
$241kTypical home
$1,402/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
54"Snow
226Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,531
- Part of a metro area
- About 651 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 3 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,522/mo)
- Median rent $1,402/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (139 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,477 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to EAU airport
- 88 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 807 ft
- 645 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eau Claire County: D+11 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk