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Chain O' Lakes is a tiny town of 908 people in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. It's about 37 miles from Oshkosh, WI and 106 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $640k and rent runs about $768 a month.
908people
$640kTypical home
$768/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
49"Snow
219Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 908
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 265 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 37 mi to Oshkosh, WI
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $640k (≈$4,036/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 16% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ATW airport
- 115 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 598 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Waupaca County: R+33 in 2024
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.