Living in Friendship, WI
Friendship is a tiny town of 813 people in Adams County, Wisconsin. It's about 63 miles from Oshkosh, WI and 112 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $884 a month.
813people
$115kTypical home
$884/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
52"Snow
224Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 813
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 903 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 63 mi to Oshkosh, WI
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$726/mo)
- Median rent $884/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (450 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to CWA airport
- 120 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 971 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+26 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