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Middle Village is a tiny town of 236 people in Shawano County, Wisconsin. It's about 45 miles from Wausau, WI and 134 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $619 a month.
236people
$82kTypical home
$619/moRent
79° / 24°Summer / winter
52"Snow
222Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 236
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 39 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 45 mi to Wausau, WI
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$514/mo)
- Median rent $619/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 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 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to GRB airport
- 143 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,017 ft
- 552 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 45 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.