IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Fond du Lac, WI
Fond du Lac is a small city of 44,494 people in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It's part of the Fond du Lac, WI area. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $913 a month.
44,494people
$174kTypical home
$913/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
38"Snow
220Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
Is Fond du Lac right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small city of 44,494
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,313 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- In the Fond du Lac, WI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,095/mo)
- Median rent $913/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (395 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,768 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ATW airport
- 63 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 761 ft
- 610 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 183 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 92 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Fond du Lac County: R+29 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk