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Howards Grove is a small town of 3,223 people in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. It's about 8 miles from Sheboygan, WI and 53 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $261k and rent runs about $696 a month.
3,223people
$261kTypical home
$696/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
44"Snow
180Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,223
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,449 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 8 mi to Sheboygan, WI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $261k (≈$1,648/mo)
- Median rent $696/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (279 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,126 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to ATW airport
- 61 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 702 ft
- 590 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 144 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheboygan County: R+16 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk