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Wautoma is a small town of 1,817 people in Waushara County, Wisconsin. It's about 36 miles from Oshkosh, WI and 96 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $801 a month.
1,817people
$132kTypical home
$801/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
46"Snow
219Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,817
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 650 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 36 mi to Oshkosh, WI
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$830/mo)
- Median rent $801/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,198 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to ATW airport
- 104 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 616 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Waushara County: R+35 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