Living in Sherwood, WI
Sherwood is a small town of 3,252 people in Calumet County, Wisconsin. It's about 9 miles from Appleton, WI and 78 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $351k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,252people
$351kTypical home
$1,173/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
45"Snow
222Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,252
- Part of a metro area
- About 940 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 9 mi to Appleton, WI
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $351k (≈$2,215/mo)
- Median rent $1,173/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" 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 (47 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ATW airport
- 87 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 582 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 394 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 222 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calumet County: R+20 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