Living in Reedsville, WI
Reedsville is a small town of 1,099 people in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It's about 23 miles from Appleton, WI and 75 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $581 a month.
1,099people
$167kTypical home
$581/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
44"Snow
195Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,099
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 907 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 23 mi to Appleton, WI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,054/mo)
- Median rent $581/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (464 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to GRB airport
- 83 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 827 ft
- 575 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 350 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 198 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Manitowoc County: R+23 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk