CITY PROFILE
Fond du Lac, WI
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Fond du Lac is a smaller metro in Wisconsin offering moderately priced housing in a temperate four-season climate with moderate sunshine and moderate rainfall. Expect genuine winters and all four seasons in full; you'll have a reasonable mix of sunny and rainy days throughout the year. It's a straightforward, compact place to live without the price tag of larger metros.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $291K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,188/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 7.4°C · warmest 22.1°C · coolest -8.7°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 880 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.84 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #381 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy88
- Affordable to rent88
- Climate comfort26
- Plenty of sunshine38
- Big-city amenities8
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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