Living in Little Chute, WI
Little Chute is a big small town of 11,754 people in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. It's about 3 miles from Appleton, WI and 87 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,754people
$246kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
49"Snow
222Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,754
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,822 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 3 mi to Appleton, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,550/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ATW airport
- 95 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 576 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 459 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 247 bars within 25 mi
- 121 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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