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Wabeno is a tiny town of 269 people in Forest County, Wisconsin. It's about 58 miles from Wausau, WI and 168 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $579 a month.
269people
$113kTypical home
$579/moRent
75° / 21°Summer / winter
74"Snow
217Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 269
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 113 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 58 mi to Wausau, WI
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$709/mo)
- Median rent $579/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to IMT airport
- 176 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,519 ft
- 522 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Forest County: R+33 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.