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Shawano is a big small town of 9,522 people in Shawano County, Wisconsin. It's about 34 miles from Green Bay, WI and 122 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $819 a month.
9,522people
$161kTypical home
$819/moRent
81° / 24°Summer / winter
48"Snow
222Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,522
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,422 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 34 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,014/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,390 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to GRB airport
- 131 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 814 ft
- 556 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shawano County: R+36 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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