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Wausau is a small city of 39,996 people in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It's part of the Wausau, WI area. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $1k a month.
39,996people
$168kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
80° / 23°Summer / winter
64"Snow
219Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,996
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,080 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- In the Wausau, WI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,059/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (719 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CWA airport
- 164 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,293 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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