Living in Harrisville, WI
Harrisville is a tiny town of 156 people in Marquette County, Wisconsin. It's about 43 miles from Oshkosh, WI and 92 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $945 a month.
156people
$143kTypical home
$945/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
43"Snow
224Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 156
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 207 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 43 mi to Oshkosh, WI
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (216 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to ATW airport
- 100 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 830 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marquette County: R+30 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk