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Unity is a tiny town of 378 people in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It's about 34 miles from Wausau, WI and 145 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $850 a month.
378people
$105kTypical home
$850/moRent
79° / 22°Summer / winter
49"Snow
220Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 378
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 381 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 34 mi to Wausau, WI
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$664/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to CWA airport
- 142 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,345 ft
- 606 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marathon County: R+19 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk