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Westboro is a tiny town of 227 people in Taylor County, Wisconsin. It's about 42 miles from Wausau, WI and 148 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $823 a month.
227people
$108kTypical home
$823/moRent
79° / 21°Summer / winter
57"Snow
215Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 227
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 123 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 42 mi to Wausau, WI
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$680/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (579 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to RHI airport
- 147 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,536 ft
- 579 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taylor County: R+48 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.