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Marion is a small town of 1,238 people in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. It's about 37 miles from Appleton, WI and 121 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $754 a month.
1,238people
$104kTypical home
$754/moRent
81° / 24°Summer / winter
46"Snow
222Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,238
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 504 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 37 mi to Appleton, WI
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$657/mo)
- Median rent $754/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 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 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ATW airport
- 130 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 889 ft
- 571 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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