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Manawa is a small town of 1,337 people in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. It's about 29 miles from Appleton, WI and 108 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 $159k and rent runs about $819 a month.
1,337people
$159kTypical home
$819/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
47"Snow
222Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,337
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 821 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 29 mi to Appleton, WI
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,005/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ATW airport
- 116 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 827 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Waupaca County: R+33 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