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Princeton is a small town of 1,166 people in Green Lake County, Wisconsin. It's about 30 miles from Oshkosh, WI and 80 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $755 a month.
1,166people
$117kTypical home
$755/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
44"Snow
224Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,166
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 750 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 30 mi to Oshkosh, WI
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$736/mo)
- Median rent $755/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (296 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to ATW airport
- 88 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 768 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Green Lake County: R+36 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