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Thorp is a small town of 1,590 people in Clark County, Wisconsin. It's about 35 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 121 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $789 a month.
1,590people
$160kTypical home
$789/moRent
80° / 22°Summer / winter
51"Snow
220Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,590
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,074 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 35 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,009/mo)
- Median rent $789/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (253 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to EAU airport
- 118 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,194 ft
- 616 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+39 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk