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Oakfield is a small town of 1,182 people in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It's about 8 miles from Fond du Lac, WI and 52 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $837 a month.
1,182people
$241kTypical home
$837/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
38"Snow
220Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,182
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,202 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 8 mi to Fond du Lac, WI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,518/mo)
- Median rent $837/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to ATW airport
- 61 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 899 ft
- 618 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 75 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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