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Country around Porterfield is a rural area of about 1,381 people in Marinette County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Green Bay, WI and 147 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $960 a month.
1,381people
$186kTypical home
$960/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
48"Snow
185Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,381 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 47 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,174/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" 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
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (533 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to IMT airport
- 155 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 511 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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.