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Wisconsin Rapids is a small city of 18,722 people in Wood County, Wisconsin. It's about 40 miles from Wausau, WI and 131 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $888 a month.
18,722people
$132kTypical home
$888/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
48"Snow
219Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,722
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,347 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 40 mi to Wausau, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$832/mo)
- Median rent $888/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,675 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to CWA airport
- 139 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 614 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+20 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk