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Sandy Hook is a tiny town of 268 people in Grant County, Wisconsin. It's about 6 miles from Dubuque, IA and 139 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $1k a month.
268people
$194kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
36"Snow
227Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 268
- Part of a metro area
- About 190 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 6 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,222/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DBQ airport
- 141 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 856 ft
- 741 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+18 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.