Living in Two Rivers, WI
Two Rivers is a big small town of 11,231 people in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It's about 30 miles from Sheboygan, WI and 78 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $780 a month.
11,231people
$140kTypical home
$780/moRent
76° / 27°Summer / winter
46"Snow
195Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,231
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,855 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 30 mi to Sheboygan, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$885/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 118 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
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (328 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to GRB airport
- 85 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 600 ft
- 565 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Manitowoc County: R+23 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