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A town of 432. A typical home worth about $190K.
Population
432
residents
Typical home
$190K
+5% in a year
Household income
$59K
median
Median age
56.8
years
Jobs based here
60
A commuter town
What makes Prentice stand out
The thing Prentice does most differently from other towns.
Small town
432 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Housing
A typical Prentice home is worth about $190K
The typical Prentice home is worth about $190,000, up 5% in a year, 44% below the Wisconsin typical home.
$190KZillow home value
Typical home value
Prentice$190K
Wisconsin$340K
+5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Prentice
Most working residents leave Prentice for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Phillips (21%), Medford (7%) and Prentice (6%). Half commute less than 25 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Prentice0%
Phillips21%
Medford7%
Prentice6%
Worcester5%
25 mi
median commute distance
60
jobs based in Prentice
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 22% of U.S. communities.
22risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Prentice has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 55 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
55″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter6–24°
Spring29–51°
Summer53–75°
Fall34–53°
Sep 23
typical first frost
May 23
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Prentice is
Prentice beats the Wisconsin average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
2 better17 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Prentice | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.8% | 77.8% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88% | 85.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 6.5% |
Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital
23.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
6.7% of Prentice is conserved land
0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
6.7%conserved
6.7%
conserved · 2,929 of 44,024 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Price County Forest | — | 2,927 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Prentice for work
Where Prentice’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
60jobs based in Prentice
0%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Prentice
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Prentice is a village in Price County, Wisconsin, United States, near where Highway 13 crosses the Jump River. The population was 563 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Prentice.
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- Population
- 563
- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,539 ft
- ZIP code
- 54556
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