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Manitowoc is a small city of 34,620 people in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It's about 25 miles from Sheboygan, WI and 73 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $804 a month.
34,620people
$161kTypical home
$804/moRent
77° / 27°Summer / winter
35"Snow
195Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,620
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,929 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 25 mi to Sheboygan, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,013/mo)
- Median rent $804/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (741 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to GRB airport
- 80 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 653 ft
- 571 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Manitowoc County: R+23 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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