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Solon Springs is a tiny town of 649 people in Douglas County, Wisconsin. It's about 33 miles from Duluth, MN and 118 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $765 a month.
649people
$212kTypical home
$765/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
61"Snow
196Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 649
- Part of a metro area
- About 414 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Duluth, MN
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,334/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 74 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,354 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 20% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to DLH airport
- 122 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,125 ft
- 589 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: D+5 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk