Climate

Average Daily Temperature	High (degrees F)	Low (degrees F)	Monthly Precip (inches)
January	22	4	1.09
February	29	9	0.09
March	40	20	1.92
April	55	33	2.84
May	69	45	3.54
June	77	54	4.18
July	81	59	4.12
August	78	57	4.53
September	69	48	4.08
October	57	37	2.63
November	40	25	2.20
December	27	11	1.33

Wausau’s climate offers four distinct seasons and there is an abundance of indoor and outdoor activities to complement each season. Approximately 30 inches of precipitation fall annually. The mean temperature is about 41 degrees, with January registering a mean temperature of 11 chilly degrees and with July measuring a mean temperature of 69 delightful degrees. 

Cost of Living
The ACCRA Cost of Living Index measures regional differences in the cost of consumer goods and services, excluding taxes and non-consumer expenditures, for professional and managerial households in the top income quintile. It is based on more than 50,000 prices covering 60 different items for which prices are collected quarterly by chambers of commerce, economic development organizations or university applied economic centers in each participating urban area.

The average for all participating places equals 100, and each participant’s index is read as a percentage of the averages for all places. Click here for a Cost of Living Calculator.

Third Quarter 2009	Wausau, WI	Chicago, IL	Iowa City, IA	Minneapolis, MN
Composite Index	97.1	112.2	96.4	111.0
Grocery Items	90.3	107.9	94.2	115.5
Housing	87.8	124.3	91.6	119.8
Utilities	139.9	106.9	83.9	101.7
Transporation	95.7	116.1	99.6	97.1
Health Care	102.2	111.3	95.5	107.0
Misc Goods & Services	95.4	99.7	105.2	109.6

Composite High - 214.7      Composite Low - 85.9   

Crime Rate (Click here for more detailed information from the US Department of Justice)
Regularly rated as one of the safest cities in America, Wausau is a community of friends. Concerned citizens work with the well-trained and well-equipped police and fire departments to keep the Wausau area safe and secure.

Wausau Police Department 
s 1 police chief
s 70 full-time officers
s county-wide 911 emergency service

Wausau Fire Department
s 1 fire chief
s 59 full-time firefighters
s class 3 insurance rating
s ambulance service
s advanced Hazardous Materials Team

Crimes per 100,000 residents.
Wisconsin's 2006 violent crime rate was 27.5% less than the 2006 Midwest rate and 38.8% less than the 2006 rate in the United States. The 2006 property crime rate in Wisconsin was 10% less than the 2006 Midwest rate and 11.6% less than the 2006 rate in the United States. Wausau and Marathon County crime rates are significantly less that state and national statistics.

Location - Year	Violent	Property
Wausau (2008)	131	1,183
Wausau (2006)	292	3,579
Marathon County (2006)	161	1,947
Wisconsin (2006)	304	2,947
United States (2006)	473.5	3,334.5