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White Lake is a tiny town of 220 people in Langlade County, Wisconsin. It's about 45 miles from Wausau, WI and 150 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $725 a month.
220people
$150kTypical home
$725/moRent
78° / 22°Summer / winter
55"Snow
217Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 220
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 105 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 45 mi to Wausau, WI
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$946/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to RHI airport
- 159 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,289 ft
- 540 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Langlade County: R+35 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