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Amberg is a tiny town of 185 people in Marinette County, Wisconsin. It's about 68 miles from Green Bay, WI and 169 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $795 a month.
185people
$131kTypical home
$795/moRent
79° / 25°Summer / winter
61"Snow
185Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 185
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 115 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 68 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$825/mo)
- Median rent $795/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (533 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 70
- 20% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to IMT airport
- 177 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 154 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 498 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marinette County: R+38 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.