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Minocqua, WI vs Wausau, WI

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- Wausau has 1.9% more rainy days than Minocqua.
- Wausau has 1.1% less Sunny Days than Minocqua.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Wausau scores 6.9% better than Minocqua
 Minocqua, WIWausau, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall78  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock126106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low1  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12042443
Reviews for Minocqua    3 Reviews

Minocqua is probably a good place to live. Almost no crime, but a rather high cost of living with wages that don't match. It's a hard cold winter and what would be a  More

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Over 17 years ago

This is the safest place I have ever lived. Beautiful, safe place to raise a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Beautiful, but expensive place to live and overrun with tourists in the summer  More

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Reviews for Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I visited Wausau during the summer and it was a very nice change from Phoenix. The people were friendly & helpful. It was a little humid than what I’m used to but  More

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Beautiful area geographically but beneath that beauty are some of the most overly conservative, unfriendly, judgemental people anywhere. Very hard to make friends here  More

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I LIVED IN WAUSAU WI OVER 23 YEARS AGO. I RELOCATED TO WYOMING IN 1990 FOR GOVERMENT POSITION. NOW RETIRED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE, I WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE UPPER  More

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