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Lena is a tiny town of 483 people in Oconto County, Wisconsin. It's about 30 miles from Green Bay, WI and 131 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $602 a month.
483people
$155kTypical home
$602/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
52"Snow
222Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 483
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 454 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 30 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$979/mo)
- Median rent $602/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (414 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to GRB airport
- 139 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 725 ft
- 531 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oconto County: R+43 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