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Allenton is a tiny town of 842 people in Washington County, Wisconsin. It's about 25 miles from Fond du Lac, WI and 31 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
842people
$236kTypical home
$1,153/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
39"Snow
220Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 842
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 540 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 25 mi to Fond du Lac, WI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,487/mo)
- Median rent $1,153/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (432 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 52% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MKE airport
- 40 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 948 ft
- 628 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 345 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 126 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+36 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.