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Lake Camelot is a small town of 1,162 people in Adams County, Wisconsin. It's about 52 miles from Wausau, WI and 120 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $311k and rent runs about $828 a month.
1,162people
$311kTypical home
$828/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
47"Snow
219Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,162
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 308 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 52 mi to Wausau, WI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,961/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (450 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 13% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to CWA airport
- 128 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 622 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+26 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.