Living in Sheboygan Falls, WI
Sheboygan Falls is a big small town of 8,547 people in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. It's about 5 miles from Sheboygan, WI and 47 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $883 a month.
8,547people
$218kTypical home
$883/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
46"Snow
180Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,547
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,556 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 5 mi to Sheboygan, WI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,372/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,119 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to ATW airport
- 54 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 596 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheboygan County: R+16 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