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Hancock is a tiny town of 471 people in Waushara County, Wisconsin. It's about 48 miles from Oshkosh, WI and 107 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $695 a month.
471people
$155kTypical home
$695/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
43"Snow
219Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 471
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 450 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 48 mi to Oshkosh, WI
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$977/mo)
- Median rent $695/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (543 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to CWA airport
- 115 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 619 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Waushara County: R+35 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