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Sturgeon Bay is a big small town of 9,806 people in Door County, Wisconsin. It's about 37 miles from Green Bay, WI and 125 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,806people
$236kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
78° / 25°Summer / winter
56"Snow
195Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,806
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 991 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 37 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,490/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (566 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to GRB airport
- 132 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 520 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Door County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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