Warm-summer humid continental
Medford, Wisconsin
Taylor County, Wisconsin · Population 4.3k · 1,476 ft elevation
Living in Medford
Medford has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (57″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Medford at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 1,476 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 57″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,582 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $175k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $809/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.66%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 171 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,563 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 376th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 2°F | 1.1″ | 12.8″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 6°F | 1.1″ | 13.9″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 6.0″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 4.0″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 43°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 53°F | 4.8″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 55°F | 4.3″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 35°F | 3.3″ | 0.5″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 4.5″ | 129 hrs |
| Dec | 26°F | 10°F | 1.4″ | 15.2″ | 107 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology