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Peshtigo is a small town of 3,398 people in Marinette County, Wisconsin. It's about 39 miles from Green Bay, WI and 138 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $825 a month.
3,398people
$140kTypical home
$825/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
49"Snow
185Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,398
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,166 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 39 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$885/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (290 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to GRB airport
- 146 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 610 ft
- 517 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marinette County: R+38 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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