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Adams is a small town of 2,050 people in Adams County, Wisconsin. It's about 63 miles from Oshkosh, WI and 111 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $749 a month.
2,050people
$103kTypical home
$749/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
52"Snow
224Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,050
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 696 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 63 mi to Oshkosh, WI
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$646/mo)
- Median rent $749/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,219 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 20% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to CWA airport
- 119 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 974 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+26 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk