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Algoma is a small town of 3,228 people in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. It's about 27 miles from Green Bay, WI and 110 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $809 a month.
3,228people
$153kTypical home
$809/moRent
77° / 26°Summer / winter
52"Snow
195Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,228
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,314 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 27 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$967/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (524 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to GRB airport
- 117 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 607 ft
- 535 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kewaunee County: R+34 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk