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Little Sturgeon is a tiny town of 111 people in Door County, Wisconsin. It's about 30 miles from Green Bay, WI and 124 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $483k and rent runs about $1k a month.
111people
$483kTypical home
$1,086/moRent
78° / 26°Summer / winter
54"Snow
195Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 111
- Part of a metro area
- About 48 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 30 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $483k (≈$3,048/mo)
- Median rent $1,086/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 18 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 (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (401 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 68
- 16% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to GRB airport
- 132 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 610 ft
- 524 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Door County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.