IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Grand Marsh, WI
Grand Marsh is a tiny town of 141 people in Adams County, Wisconsin. It's about 57 miles from Madison, WI and 104 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $828 a month.
141people
$145kTypical home
$828/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
50"Snow
224Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
Is Grand Marsh right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 141
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 117 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 57 mi to Madison, WI
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$915/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 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 60
- 13% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MSN airport
- 112 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.