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Kimberly is a big small town of 7,447 people in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. It's about 3 miles from Appleton, WI and 85 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,447people
$228kTypical home
$1,161/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
49"Snow
222Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,447
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,242 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 3 mi to Appleton, WI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,438/mo)
- Median rent $1,161/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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 (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (517 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ATW airport
- 94 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 751 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 457 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 260 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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