Moving to Wausau: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Wausau means joining central Wisconsin's largest Tier A market in this dataset -- a real regional anchor city with a below-national-average crime rate and a genuine healthcare-industry economic base.
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Learn moreAspirus Health's real corporate headquarters presence
Wausau is home to Aspirus Health, a nonprofit health system headquartered in the city operating 19 hospitals across Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
A real, disclosed safety advantage
Wausau's overall crime rate ran a real, disclosed 29% below the national average, with a B- overall safety grade.
Budget for the highest property tax rate in Marathon County
Wausau's own property tax rate ran a real, disclosed 2.05% -- the highest in Marathon County, above both the county's 1.56% median and Wisconsin's 1.43% statewide median.
Key takeaways
- Wausau is home to Aspirus Health's corporate headquarters, a real, substantial regional healthcare employer.
- Wausau's crime rate runs a real, disclosed 29% below the national average.
- Wausau's property tax rate (2.05%) is the highest in Marathon County -- budget for it directly.
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