Living in Brothertown, WI
Brothertown is a tiny town of 258 people in Calumet County, Wisconsin. It's about 13 miles from Oshkosh, WI and 65 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
258people
$214kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
41"Snow
220Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
Is Brothertown right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 258
- Part of a metro area
- About 215 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 13 mi to Oshkosh, WI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,351/mo)
- Median rent $1,073/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ATW airport
- 74 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 595 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 341 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 203 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calumet County: R+20 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.