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Wrightstown is a small town of 3,322 people in Brown County, Wisconsin. It's about 11 miles from Appleton, WI and 88 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,322people
$285kTypical home
$1,266/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
53"Snow
222Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,322
- Part of a metro area
- About 732 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 11 mi to Appleton, WI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,800/mo)
- Median rent $1,266/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (806 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to GRB airport
- 96 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 666 ft
- 570 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 416 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 217 bars within 25 mi
- 115 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+8 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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