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Woodruff is a tiny town of 580 people in Oneida County, Wisconsin. It's about 64 miles from Wausau, WI and 185 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 97 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $778 a month.
580people
$278kTypical home
$778/moRent
77° / 20°Summer / winter
97"Snow
217Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 580
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 410 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 64 mi to Wausau, WI
- 64 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,756/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 20°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 97" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k)
People
- Median age 61
- 13% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to RHI airport
- 185 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 157 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,618 ft
- 533 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oneida County: R+18 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