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Chilton is a small town of 4,049 people in Calumet County, Wisconsin. It's about 20 miles from Oshkosh, WI and 68 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $964 a month.
4,049people
$162kTypical home
$964/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
44"Snow
222Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,049
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,002 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 20 mi to Oshkosh, WI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,021/mo)
- Median rent $964/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (324 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ATW airport
- 76 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 902 ft
- 587 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 400 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 218 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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