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Black Creek is a small town of 1,262 people in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. It's about 14 miles from Appleton, WI and 100 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $772 a month.
1,262people
$191kTypical home
$772/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
54"Snow
222Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,262
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,266 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 14 mi to Appleton, WI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,203/mo)
- Median rent $772/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (517 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ATW airport
- 109 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 801 ft
- 569 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 413 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 222 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Outagamie County: R+10 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk