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Haugen School, (Haugen, Wisconsin - 2008)

HaugenWI

A town of 284. A typical home worth about $205K.

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Population
284
residents
Typical home
$205K
+3.8% in a year
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
38.6
years
Jobs based here
88
A commuter town

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284 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 15% of U.S. communities.

15risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
15Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Haugen home is worth about $205K

The typical Haugen home is worth about $205,000, up 3.8% in a year, 40% below the Wisconsin typical home.

$205KZillow home value

Typical home value

Haugen$205K
Wisconsin$340K
+3.8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Haugen

Most working residents leave Haugen for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Rice Lake (27%), Cumberland (5%) and Barron (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Haugen0%
Rice Lake27%
Cumberland5%
Barron4%
Eau Claire4%
28 mi
median commute distance
88
jobs based in Haugen
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Haugen has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 53 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

53″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring30–53°
Summer55–78°
Fall35–54°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Haugen is

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

32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outHaugenWI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16.1%9.9%
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake
7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

2.9% of Haugen is conserved land

1.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

2.9%conserved
Map of Haugen: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.9%
conserved · 9 of 326 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Schools

Haugen’s public schools outperform 52% of Wisconsin districts

The public schools Haugen’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 52% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Haugen ElementaryPK–483B
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Haugen for work

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

27% → Rice Lake Rice Lake 27% 5% → Cumberland Cumberland 5% 4% → Barron Barron 4% 4% → Eau Claire Eau Claire 4% 3% → Marshfield Marshfield 3% 2% → Hayward Hayward 2% Haugen · 0% stay
88jobs based in Haugen
0%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Haugen School, (Haugen, Wisconsin - 2008)
2008 · Haugen School, (Haugen, Wisconsin - 2008) · Wikimedia Commons
Haugen’s story

Haugen in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Zapadni Cesko-Bratrska Jednota hall
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About Haugen

Village in Wisconsin, United States

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Haugen ( HAH-gən) is a village in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 266 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
266
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
1,230 ft
ZIP code
54841

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