Living in Denmark, WI
Denmark is a small town of 2,558 people in Brown County, Wisconsin. It's about 14 miles from Green Bay, WI and 89 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $906 a month.
2,558people
$235kTypical home
$906/moRent
80° / 25°Summer / winter
53"Snow
195Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,558
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,297 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 14 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,483/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (806 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to GRB airport
- 97 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 909 ft
- 560 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 286 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 155 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
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