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Fox Lake is a small town of 1,780 people in Dodge County, Wisconsin. It's about 28 miles from Fond du Lac, WI and 59 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,780people
$175kTypical home
$1,253/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
43"Snow
220Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,780
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,081 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 28 mi to Fond du Lac, WI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,103/mo)
- Median rent $1,253/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (327 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MSN airport
- 67 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 915 ft
- 635 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dodge County: R+33 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk