Living in De Pere, WI
De Pere is a small city of 25,301 people in Brown County, Wisconsin. It's about 8 miles from Green Bay, WI and 95 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
25,301people
$281kTypical home
$1,053/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
58"Snow
222Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,301
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,116 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 8 mi to Green Bay, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,769/mo)
- Median rent $1,053/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to GRB airport
- 103 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 614 ft
- 562 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 393 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 190 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Brown County: R+8 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