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Coloma is a tiny town of 549 people in Waushara County, Wisconsin. It's about 48 miles from Oshkosh, WI and 103 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $871 a month.
549people
$122kTypical home
$871/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
44"Snow
219Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 549
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 369 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 48 mi to Oshkosh, WI
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$771/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (543 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to CWA airport
- 111 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Waushara County: R+35 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