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Forestville is a tiny town of 558 people in Door County, Wisconsin. It's about 28 miles from Green Bay, WI and 115 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $740 a month.
558people
$164kTypical home
$740/moRent
77° / 26°Summer / winter
53"Snow
195Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 558
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,063 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 28 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,033/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (401 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to GRB airport
- 122 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 643 ft
- 531 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Door County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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