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Stone Lake is a tiny town of 127 people in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. It's about 70 miles from Duluth, MN and 103 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $712 a month.
127people
$193kTypical home
$712/moRent
80° / 22°Summer / winter
65"Snow
215Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 127
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 135 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 70 mi to Duluth, MN
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,220/mo)
- Median rent $712/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (649 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 16% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to EAU airport
- 105 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,329 ft
- 601 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sawyer County: R+16 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.