Living in Leopolis, WI
Leopolis is a tiny town of 100 people in Shawano County, Wisconsin. It's about 40 miles from Appleton, WI and 125 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $821 a month.
100people
$138kTypical home
$821/moRent
80° / 24°Summer / winter
47"Snow
222Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 100
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 248 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 40 mi to Appleton, WI
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $821/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ATW airport
- 134 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 915 ft
- 564 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shawano County: R+36 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.