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Country around Coloma is a rural area of about 1,840 people in Waushara County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Oshkosh, WI and 104 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $821 a month.
1,840people
$194kTypical home
$821/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
45"Snow
219Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,840 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 49 mi to Oshkosh, WI
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,224/mo)
- Median rent $821/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.2% 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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 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 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to CWA airport
- 112 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,191 ft
- 626 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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