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Marinette is a big small town of 11,115 people in Marinette County, Wisconsin. It's about 43 miles from Green Bay, WI and 141 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $807 a month.
11,115people
$120kTypical home
$807/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
44"Snow
185Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,115
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,580 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 43 mi to Green Bay, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$758/mo)
- Median rent $807/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k)
- Low property crime (979 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to GRB airport
- 148 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 600 ft
- 512 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Marinette County: R+38 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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