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Mayville is a big small town of 5,228 people in Dodge County, Wisconsin. It's about 20 miles from Fond du Lac, WI and 42 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $835 a month.
5,228people
$193kTypical home
$835/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
40"Snow
220Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,228
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,607 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 20 mi to Fond du Lac, WI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,217/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (313 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to MSN airport
- 50 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 942 ft
- 629 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 168 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 76 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dodge County: R+33 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk