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Oconto is a small town of 4,625 people in Oconto County, Wisconsin. It's about 26 miles from Green Bay, WI and 126 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $785 a month.
4,625people
$149kTypical home
$785/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
51"Snow
195Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,625
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 682 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 26 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$938/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (576 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to GRB airport
- 134 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 600 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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