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Howard is a small city of 21,087 people in Brown County, Wisconsin. It's about 5 miles from Green Bay, WI and 104 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $316k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,087people
$316kTypical home
$1,102/moRent
80° / 25°Summer / winter
58"Snow
222Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,087
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,139 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 5 mi to Green Bay, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $316k (≈$1,991/mo)
- Median rent $1,102/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 43 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 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to GRB airport
- 112 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 610 ft
- 554 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 289 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 132 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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