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Gresham is a tiny town of 570 people in Shawano County, Wisconsin. It's about 43 miles from Wausau, WI and 130 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $800 a month.
570people
$103kTypical home
$800/moRent
79° / 24°Summer / winter
48"Snow
222Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 570
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 500 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 43 mi to Wausau, WI
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$648/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GRB airport
- 139 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 942 ft
- 558 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shawano County: R+36 in 2024
- 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