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Country around Mountain is a rural area of about 1,210 people in Oconto County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Green Bay, WI and 150 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,210people
$208kTypical home
$1,632/moRent
79° / 23°Summer / winter
59"Snow
217Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,210 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 53 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,308/mo)
- Median rent $1,632/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (414 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 13% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to IMT airport
- 159 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,116 ft
- 528 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 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
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oconto County: R+43 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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