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Living in Greenville, WI

Greenville is a big small town of 12,987 people in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. It's about 8 miles from Appleton, WI and 89 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $357k and rent runs about $1k a month.

12,987people
$357kTypical home
$1,214/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
50"Snow
222Sunny days
120Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 12,987
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 364 people per sq mi
  • 89 mi to Milwaukee, WI
  • 8 mi to Appleton, WI
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $357k (≈$2,254/mo)
  • Median rent $1,214/mo
  • Median household income $118k
  • Property tax about 1.3% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 81°F
  • Winter highs around 25°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
  • 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
  • 143 cloudy days a year
  • 47 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 120 days a year with rain or snow
  • 50" of snow a year
  • 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 42 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (517 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 39
  • 38% of households have kids
  • 14% are 65 or older
  • 43% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 21 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 2 mi to ATW airport
  • 98 mi to MKE (major hub)
  • 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 94% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 2001
  • 94% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 873 ft
  • 583 mi to the ocean
  • 6 mi to a big lake
  • 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 23 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 34 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 338 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 201 bars within 25 mi
  • 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 19 museums within 25 mi
  • 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 7 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 27% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 2 mi to the nearest vet
  • 6 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 4 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Outagamie County: R+10 in 2024
  • Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • Moderate tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • High winter storm risk
  • Very low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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