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Menasha is a small city of 18,273 people in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. It's about 5 miles from Appleton, WI and 83 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $903 a month.
18,273people
$192kTypical home
$903/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
49"Snow
222Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,273
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,023 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 5 mi to Appleton, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,209/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (480 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ATW airport
- 91 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 350 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 202 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winnebago County: R+5 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