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Tigerton is a tiny town of 762 people in Shawano County, Wisconsin. It's about 33 miles from Wausau, WI and 128 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $965 a month.
762people
$124kTypical home
$965/moRent
80° / 24°Summer / winter
46"Snow
219Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 762
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 418 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 33 mi to Wausau, WI
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$783/mo)
- Median rent $965/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CWA airport
- 137 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,030 ft
- 572 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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