Grant Town (Rusk County) is a town in Rusk County, Wisconsin, home to about 692 people across 33 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54731 and 54848.
Homes sold for a median of $171 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population69221 per sq mi
Median home value$172,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$171Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Ladysmith; part is in Grant Town (Rusk County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Grant Town (Rusk County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Grant Town (Rusk County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)111 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)45 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN104 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL303 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Grant Town (Rusk County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Grant Town (Rusk County) had 732 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1223rd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Rusk County grew from 11,160 residents in 1910 to 14,188 in 2020.
Rusk County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 35.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 52 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ladysmith 3w, WI weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Rusk County
4,275 jobs at 321 businesses in Rusk County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
81 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Grant Town (Rusk County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Marshfield Medical Center - LadysmithCritical access hospital · emergency room · LadysmithUnder a mile
Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Bloomer31.6 miles
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rice Lake31.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
11
Specialist doctors
10
Dentists
9
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
17
Mental health providers
12
Physical and occupational therapists
17
Chiropractors
5
Pharmacies
6
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Grant Town (Rusk County)
Parks (8 nearby)
O J Falge Park · 69 acres0.5 mi
Greenwood Park · 38 acres1.2 mi
Memorial Park · 16 acres0.3 mi
Riverside Park · 9 acres0.4 mi
Community Park · 8 acres3.1 mi
Einar P. Johnson Memorial Park · 2 acres3.7 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Walmart Supercenter0.7 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Ladysmith School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Ladysmith ElementaryLadysmith
Pre-K–5
328
Public
0.7 mi
Ladysmith MiddleLadysmith
6–8
144
Public
1.5 mi
Ladysmith HighLadysmith
9–12
255
Public
1.5 mi
Private schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Our Lady of Sorrows SchoolLadysmith
Pre-K–8
55
Roman Catholic
0.5 mi
Shiloh Christian SchoolConrath
1–10
28
Mennonite
7.5 mi
North Cedar AcademyLadysmith
9–12
15
Nonsectarian
1.0 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ladysmith, Flambeau Town (Rusk County), Willard, Thornapple, Marshall Town (Rusk County), Dewey Town (Rusk County), Hubbard Town, Big Falls Town, Conrath and Grow.
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