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Country around Athelstane is a rural area of about 1,027 people in Marinette County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 65 miles from Green Bay, WI and 165 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $795 a month.
1,027people
$171kTypical home
$795/moRent
79° / 23°Summer / winter
60"Snow
217Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,027 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 65 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,080/mo)
- Median rent $795/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (533 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 66
- 10% of households have kids
- 43% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to IMT airport
- 173 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,122 ft
- 511 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marinette County: R+38 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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.