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Mattoon is a tiny town of 457 people in Shawano County, Wisconsin. It's about 30 miles from Wausau, WI and 144 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $960 a month.
457people
$87kTypical home
$960/moRent
79° / 22°Summer / winter
53"Snow
217Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 457
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 281 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 30 mi to Wausau, WI
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$547/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to CWA airport
- 153 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,280 ft
- 557 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shawano County: R+36 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