Living in Clintonville, WI
Clintonville is a small town of 4,580 people in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. It's about 30 miles from Appleton, WI and 115 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $927 a month.
4,580people
$112kTypical home
$927/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
44"Snow
222Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,580
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,031 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 30 mi to Appleton, WI
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $927/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (758 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ATW airport
- 123 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 810 ft
- 570 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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