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New London is a big small town of 7,726 people in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. It's about 19 miles from Appleton, WI and 100 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $837 a month.
7,726people
$175kTypical home
$837/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
47"Snow
222Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,726
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,386 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 19 mi to Appleton, WI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,102/mo)
- Median rent $837/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (15 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (327 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ATW airport
- 109 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 787 ft
- 582 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 248 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 144 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Waupaca County: R+33 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