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Batavia is a tiny town of 239 people in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. It's about 19 miles from Sheboygan, WI and 37 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $863 a month.
239people
$228kTypical home
$863/moRent
80° / 27°Summer / winter
47"Snow
220Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 239
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 313 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 19 mi to Sheboygan, WI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,436/mo)
- Median rent $863/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (279 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,126 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 20% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to MKE airport
- 45 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 843 ft
- 610 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 118 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheboygan County: R+16 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