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Somerset is a small town of 3,208 people in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. It's about 31 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $287k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,208people
$287kTypical home
$1,191/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
49"Snow
232Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,208
- Part of a metro area
- About 967 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 31 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $287k (≈$1,807/mo)
- Median rent $1,191/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (298 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 37% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MSP airport
- 32 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 674 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 515 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Croix 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk