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Wittenberg is a small town of 1,027 people in Shawano County, Wisconsin. It's about 25 miles from Wausau, WI and 136 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $701 a month.
1,027people
$139kTypical home
$701/moRent
80° / 23°Summer / winter
60"Snow
219Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,027
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 567 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 25 mi to Wausau, WI
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$873/mo)
- Median rent $701/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°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
- 60" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 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 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to CWA airport
- 144 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,178 ft
- 571 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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