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A city of 3,943 people in Wisconsin
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Map of Kiel: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land5.5%94 of 1,697 acres
Trails2.5 mi0.9 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1024 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Kiel

City in Wisconsin, United States
3,932Population
2.6 sq miArea
919 ftElevation

Kiel is a city in Manitowoc and Calumet counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,932 at the 2020 census. Of this, 3,585 residents lived in Manitowoc County, and 347 residents lived in Calumet County. The city is located primarily within Manitowoc County, though a portion extends west into adjacent Calumet County and is known as "Hinzeville". Kiel was once known as the "Wooden Shoes Capital of Wisconsin," as it held the only wooden shoe factory in Wisconsin.

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From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

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ZIP code53042
Area code920
Living in Kiel

Housing in Kiel

$274K▲ 3.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Kiel home is worth about $274,000, up 3.7% in a year, 19% below the Wisconsin typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market32
Sale-to-list100.7%
Sold in May5
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Safety in Kiel

A+

Safety Grade A+

Kiel reports less crime per resident than 95% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Kiel 0.3
Wisconsin 2.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Kiel 1.8
Wisconsin 10.3
U.S. 15.5
Natural hazards: Very lowMostly inland flooding · higher than 13% of U.S. communitiesDetails →
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Health in Kiel

B−

Health Grade B−

Healthier than 54% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Wisconsin

≈Just like Wisconsin

No difference on any of 32 measures is outside the margin of error.

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Nothing stands out: Kiel tracks Wisconsin closely.

Care nearby

Ascension Calumet HospitalChilton · 9.9 mi · ER · rural critical access
Lakeshore Community Health Care, Inc. - Main FacilitySheboygan · 18.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
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A−

School Grade A-

The public schools Kiel’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#124Best public schoolsof 262 in WI
DistrictKiel Area School DistrictSchools7

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WI. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Wikimedia Commons · Map: DemocraticLuntz · DemocraticLuntz at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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