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A town of 825, settled in 1850. A typical home worth about $248K.

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Population
825
+2% since 2010
Typical home
$248K
+12.1% in a year
Household income
$60K
median
Median age
35.5
years
Jobs based here
228
A commuter town

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825 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Shiocton

Most working residents leave Shiocton for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Appleton (15%), Grand Chute (7%) and Greenville (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Shiocton2%
Appleton15%
Grand Chute7%
Greenville6%
Fox Crossing6%
17 mi
median commute distance
228
jobs based in Shiocton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Shiocton home is worth about $248K

The typical Shiocton home is worth about $248,000, up 12.1% in a year, 27% below the Wisconsin typical home.

$248KZillow home value

Typical home value

Shiocton$248K
Wisconsin$340K
+12.1%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Shiocton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 58 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

58″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–28°
Spring33–54°
Summer57–79°
Fall38–58°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
17
paid flood claims since 1979
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Shiocton is

Shiocton beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outShioctonWI
More binge drinkers22.5%19%
Thedacare Medical Center - New London
8.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Shiocton’s public schools outperform 56% of Wisconsin districts

The public schools Shiocton’s kids attend outperform 56% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Shiocton ElementaryPK–8517B
Shiocton High9–12208C−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state testsAll 2 schools →
Outdoors

1.7% of Shiocton is conserved land

1.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

1.7%conserved
Map of Shiocton: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.7%
conserved · 18 of 1,064 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Shiocton Lake Park—48
2. Hamlin Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Shiocton for work

Where Shiocton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Appleton Appleton 15% 7% → Grand Chute Grand Chute 7% 6% → Greenville Greenville 6% 6% → Fox Crossing Fox Crossing 6% 4% → Green Bay Green Bay 4% 4% → Oshkosh Oshkosh 4% Shiocton · 2% stay
228jobs based in Shiocton
2%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Shiocton

Village in Wisconsin, United States

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Shiocton is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 939 at the 2020 census. It is wholly surrounded by the Town of Bovina.

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

Established
1850
Population
939
Area
1.7 sq mi
Elevation
768 ft
ZIP code
54170

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