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Spencer is a small town of 1,686 people in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It's about 35 miles from Wausau, WI and 146 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $580 a month.
1,686people
$155kTypical home
$580/moRent
80° / 23°Summer / winter
51"Snow
220Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,686
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 856 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 35 mi to Wausau, WI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$980/mo)
- Median rent $580/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 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
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CWA airport
- 144 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,306 ft
- 610 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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