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Mountain is a tiny town of 250 people in Oconto County, Wisconsin. It's about 52 miles from Green Bay, WI and 149 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $195k and rent runs about $791 a month.
250people
$195kTypical home
$791/moRent
79° / 23°Summer / winter
58"Snow
217Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 250
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 37 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 52 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $195k (≈$1,227/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (414 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to IMT airport
- 157 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 971 ft
- 530 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oconto County: R+43 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.