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Baileys Harbor is a tiny town of 386 people in Door County, Wisconsin. It's about 56 miles from Green Bay, WI and 144 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $386k and rent runs about $1k a month.
386people
$386kTypical home
$1,340/moRent
79° / 26°Summer / winter
61"Snow
185Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 386
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 229 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 56 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $386k (≈$2,433/mo)
- Median rent $1,340/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 19 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 (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (401 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 18% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to ESC airport
- 151 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 146 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 702 ft
- 500 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Door 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