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Spooner is a small town of 2,278 people in Washburn County, Wisconsin. It's about 67 miles from Duluth, MN and 90 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $763 a month.
2,278people
$166kTypical home
$763/moRent
80° / 21°Summer / winter
56"Snow
215Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,278
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 565 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 67 mi to Duluth, MN
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,044/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k)
- Low property crime (909 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to EAU airport
- 92 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 614 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washburn County: R+28 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk