Living in Hobart, WI
Hobart is a big small town of 10,610 people in Brown County, Wisconsin. It's about 9 miles from Green Bay, WI and 99 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $414k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,610people
$414kTypical home
$1,278/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
58"Snow
222Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,610
- Part of a metro area
- About 321 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 9 mi to Green Bay, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $414k (≈$2,611/mo)
- Median rent $1,278/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.2% 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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (806 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to GRB airport
- 108 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 560 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 400 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 184 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+8 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