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Rosendale is a tiny town of 853 people in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It's about 12 miles from Fond du Lac, WI and 62 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $261k and rent runs about $1k a month.
853people
$261kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
38"Snow
220Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 853
- Part of a metro area
- About 685 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 12 mi to Fond du Lac, WI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $261k (≈$1,648/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ATW airport
- 71 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 906 ft
- 614 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fond du Lac County: R+29 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