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Valders is a tiny town of 873 people in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It's about 24 miles from Sheboygan, WI and 70 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $1k a month.
873people
$171kTypical home
$1,035/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
40"Snow
195Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 873
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 607 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 24 mi to Sheboygan, WI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,075/mo)
- Median rent $1,035/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 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 (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (464 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to GRB airport
- 77 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 163 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 99 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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