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Kaukauna is a small city of 17,706 people in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. It's about 6 miles from Appleton, WI and 85 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,706people
$226kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
49"Snow
222Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,706
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,150 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 6 mi to Appleton, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,423/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (567 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ATW airport
- 94 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 576 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 450 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 244 bars within 25 mi
- 121 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Outagamie County: R+10 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