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BlairWI

A town of 1,254. A typical home worth about $246K.

Population
1,254
−3% since 2010
Typical home
$246K
+6.1% in a year
Household income
$60K
median
Median age
37.0
years
Jobs based here
380
A commuter town

What makes Blair stand out

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Small town

1,254 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Blair

Most working residents leave Blair for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Whitehall (18%), La Crosse (9%) and Preston (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Blair7%
Whitehall18%
La Crosse9%
Preston5%
Galesville3%
20 mi
median commute distance
380
jobs based in Blair
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.

74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
74High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
10
paid flood claims since 1992
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Blair home is worth about $246K

The typical Blair home is worth about $246,000, up 6.1% in a year, 28% below the Wisconsin typical home.

$246KZillow home value

Typical home value

Blair$246K
Wisconsin$340K
+6.1%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Blair has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–27°
Spring34–56°
Summer58–79°
Fall38–57°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

Healthier than 53% of U.S. towns

Blair beats the Wisconsin average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
What stands outBlairWI
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7.6%9.9%
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics
4.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
44th
percentile among WI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

93% of working residents leave Blair for work

Where Blair’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → Whitehall Whitehall 18% 9% → La Crosse La Crosse 9% 5% → Preston Preston 5% 3% → Galesville Galesville 3% 3% → Arcadia Arcadia 3% 3% → Ettrick Ettrick 3% Blair · 7% stay
380jobs based in Blair
7%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Blair

City in Wisconsin, United States

Official town website ↗

Blair is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 1,325 at the 2020 census. Blair is on the former Green Bay and Western Railroad, which ran down the Trempealeau River valley to Winona, Minnesota.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,325
Area
4.4 sq mi
Elevation
853 ft
ZIP code
54616
Area code
608

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