Rusk Town (Burnett County) is a town in Burnett County, Wisconsin, home to about 504 people across 33 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54801.
Homes sold for a median of $210 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population50415 per sq mi
Median home value$284,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$210Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Spooner City; part is in Rusk Town (Burnett County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rusk Town (Burnett County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Rusk Town (Burnett County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)92 miles away
Closer regional airport
Duluth International Airport (DLH)70 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN85 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL348 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Rusk Town (Burnett 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
Rusk Town (Burnett County) had 470 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 1468th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Burnett County grew from 7,478 residents in 1900 to 16,526 in 2020.
Burnett County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 31.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 56 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Spooner Ag Res Stn, WI weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Burnett County
3,465 jobs at 411 businesses in Burnett County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
80 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rusk Town (Burnett County).
Nearest hospitals
Spooner Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · SpoonerUnder a mile
Indianhead Medical CtrCritical access hospital · emergency room · Shell Lake7.5 miles
Cumberland Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cumberland22.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
15
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
8
Mental health providers
16
Physical and occupational therapists
24
Optometrists
4
Chiropractors
5
Pharmacies
3
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 Rusk Town (Burnett County)
Parks (8 nearby)
College Street Park · 31 acres1.6 mi
Washburn County Fairgrounds · 17 acres2.5 mi
Eastland Addition Park · 10 acres2.2 mi
Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park · 3 acres2.4 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Schmitz's Economart2.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Spooner Memorial Library2.0 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Railroad Memories Museum2.2 mi
Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum2.2 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Shell Lake Arts Center7.2 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Spooner Area School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Spooner ElementarySpooner
Pre-K–4
363
Public
1.5 mi
Spooner MiddleSpooner
5–8
276
Public
1.8 mi
Spooner HighSpooner
9–12
361
Public
1.1 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Francis De Sales SchoolSpooner
Pre-K–8
86
Roman Catholic
2.0 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 Spooner City, Evergreen Town (Washburn County), Spooner Town, Beaver Brook, Casey, Bashaw, Scott Town (Burnett County) and Crystal.
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