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Montello is a small town of 1,404 people in Marquette County, Wisconsin. It's about 42 miles from Oshkosh, WI and 85 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $638 a month.
1,404people
$158kTypical home
$638/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
42"Snow
224Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,404
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 716 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 42 mi to Oshkosh, WI
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$995/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (359 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% 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
- 45 mi to MSN airport
- 93 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 801 ft
- 633 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marquette County: R+30 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk