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North Fond du Lac is a big small town of 5,392 people in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It's about 4 miles from Fond du Lac, WI and 58 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,392people
$155kTypical home
$1,124/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
38"Snow
220Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,392
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,534 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 4 mi to Fond du Lac, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$978/mo)
- Median rent $1,124/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (273 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ATW airport
- 67 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 774 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 193 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 97 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fond du Lac County: R+29 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