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Three Lakes is a tiny town of 410 people in Oneida County, Wisconsin. It's about 63 miles from Wausau, WI and 198 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $770 a month.
410people
$170kTypical home
$770/moRent
78° / 21°Summer / winter
75"Snow
217Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 410
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 145 people per sq mi
- 198 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 63 mi to Wausau, WI
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,072/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 71 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (721 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to RHI airport
- 207 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,690 ft
- 520 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oneida County: R+18 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