Crescent
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Outdoors in Crescent
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Work & commute in Crescent
Full picture →Most working residents leave Crescent for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Rhinelander (37%), Wausau (4%) and Pelican (3%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Health in Crescent
Health Grade B−
Healthier than 47% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Wisconsin
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Crescent
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 12% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Crescent
Full climate →Crescent has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 4°, and about 82 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Crescent
All Crescent schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Crescent’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 50% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WI. Ratings are from neighbors.
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