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Almond is a tiny town of 441 people in Portage County, Wisconsin. It's about 45 miles from Oshkosh, WI and 110 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $675 a month.
441people
$154kTypical home
$675/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
45"Snow
219Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 441
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 421 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 45 mi to Oshkosh, WI
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$970/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (617 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to CWA airport
- 118 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,171 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 90 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Portage County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk