Living in Country around Pembine, WI
Country around Pembine is a rural area of about 1,502 people in Marinette County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 75 miles from Green Bay, WI and 176 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $794 a month.
1,502people
$129kTypical home
$794/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
63"Snow
185Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,502 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 75 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$815/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 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 55
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to IMT airport
- 184 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 161 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 886 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 66 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