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Trego is a tiny town of 142 people in Washburn County, Wisconsin. It's about 62 miles from Duluth, MN and 95 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $817 a month.
142people
$151kTypical home
$817/moRent
80° / 21°Summer / winter
57"Snow
215Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 142
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 124 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 62 mi to Duluth, MN
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$955/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 21°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (445 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 17% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to DLH airport
- 98 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 608 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washburn County: R+28 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