Living in Kohler, WI
Kohler is a small town of 2,175 people in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. It's part of the Sheboygan, WI area. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $381k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,175people
$381kTypical home
$2,054/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
46"Snow
180Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,175
- Part of a metro area
- About 409 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- In the Sheboygan, WI area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $381k (≈$2,404/mo)
- Median rent $2,054/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 46" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,479 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 40% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to ATW airport
- 55 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 682 ft
- 595 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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