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Strum is a small town of 1,064 people in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. It's about 19 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 96 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $823 a month.
1,064people
$200kTypical home
$823/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
51"Snow
226Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,064
- Part of a metro area
- About 866 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 19 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to EAU airport
- 93 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 902 ft
- 657 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Trempealeau County: R+21 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk