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Alto is a tiny town of 122 people in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It's about 19 miles from Fond du Lac, WI and 59 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $960 a month.
122people
$170kTypical home
$960/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
41"Snow
220Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 122
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 155 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 19 mi to Fond du Lac, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,069/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to ATW airport
- 67 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 948 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fond du Lac County: R+29 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
- Moderate 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.