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Superior is a small city of 26,677 people in Douglas County, Wisconsin. It's about 6 miles from Duluth, MN and 132 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $900 a month.
26,677people
$180kTypical home
$900/moRent
76° / 22°Summer / winter
58"Snow
223Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,677
- Part of a metro area
- About 728 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 6 mi to Duluth, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,138/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,806 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to DLH airport
- 137 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 650 ft
- 585 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: D+5 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk