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Spring Valley is a small town of 1,290 people in Pierce County, Wisconsin. It's about 37 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 51 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $955 a month.
1,290people
$199kTypical home
$955/moRent
80° / 22°Summer / winter
44"Snow
228Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,290
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 325 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,254/mo)
- Median rent $955/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (350 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to EAU airport
- 48 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 672 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: R+17 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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