Living in Pound, WI
Pound is a tiny town of 379 people in Marinette County, Wisconsin. It's about 40 miles from Green Bay, WI and 141 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $603 a month.
379people
$123kTypical home
$603/moRent
80° / 25°Summer / winter
52"Snow
217Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 379
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 427 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 40 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$778/mo)
- Median rent $603/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (533 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to GRB airport
- 149 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 722 ft
- 522 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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