WI area data
Summit Lake, WI
Summit Lake, WI.
Population: 395 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Summit Lake, WI is $251,900. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with coldwave, lightning the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 1.4% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$251,900
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $251,900
- House Price Index (state)
- 459.9 (+5.7% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- For-sale inventory
- 4
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 98.6 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 18.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.70/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- coldWave, lightning
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively High · iceStorm: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Moderate · strongWind: Relatively Low · tornado: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 13% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 69.8%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 32.6 in
- Annual snowfall
- 66.0 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 4b (extreme annual low -25 to -20°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 19
- Nearest airport
- Haymeadow Airport (16 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI) (20 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 10
- Hospitals include
- ASPIRUS RHINELANDER HOSPITAL, ASPIRUS WAUSAU HOSPITAL, HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.8 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.7 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,978
- Housing built before 1970
- 39.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 23.3%
- Median annual property tax
- $2,784
- Households with broadband internet
- 55.6%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 6,364
- Average weekly wage
- $849
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Agriculture, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 55
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in Summit Lake, WI?
- $251,900.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Summit Lake, WI?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coldWave, lightning.
- What is the wildfire risk in Summit Lake, WI?
- Risk to homes is higher than 13% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Summit Lake, WI?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Summit Lake, WI?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in Summit Lake, WI?
- Regional Price Parity: 98.6 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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