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Butte des Morts is a small town of 1,064 people in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. It's about 7 miles from Oshkosh, WI and 80 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $404k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,064people
$404kTypical home
$1,185/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
41"Snow
222Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,064
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 862 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 7 mi to Oshkosh, WI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $404k (≈$2,548/mo)
- Median rent $1,185/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 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 (160 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (809 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ATW airport
- 89 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 596 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 342 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 196 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winnebago County: R+5 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