To the people of wisconsin (Milwaukee, Kenosha: real estate, property taxes, travel)

[nattieandtjmom]

I would move up to the Green Bay area. There are many smaller towns around the area that are isolated but still very close to the city. And Green Bay is not that big of a city. We don't even really have Rush hour. I grew up in the country but it only took 10 minutes to get to the city. Seymour, Pulaski, Abrams, Wrightstown, Freedom, Luxemburg, Algoma, Sumaico, and more are all towns that are small but yet still close to the city.

[johnnnybandfreak]

My husband was asking me about that area.
Thank you for names.
What is the attitude of the Green Bay people towards outsiders?
johnnybandfreak

[nattieandtjmom]

I would say that we except people that are from other areas. I read in the editorials all the time about people who come to Green Bay on vacation and are happy with the way people here treat them. We have a small town feeling in a middle city atmosphere. If you go to a Packer game and root for the other team you wont get a lot of slack like in some other place. We are use to people coming from other areas. I would suggest if you can come up sometime and take a vacation, see what it is like. I hope you find it to your liking.

[Enelra32]

La Crosse... the best town I've ever lived in. I grew up as an Army Brat and lived in a lot of states. Since my Dad retired when I was almost 18, I've lived in WI. I've lived in 5 towns, Elroy, Mauston, Sparta, Ogema (in the northwoods) and La Crosse for 2 years.

[johnnnybandfreak]

A friend told me it was pretty nice and BREEE cold...
johnnybandfreak

[ihatefonddulac]

I would agree with the post recommending La Crosse. I grew up close to that area, and it's really a nice town. I would avoid Fond du Lac like the black plague, however. Unfriendly to outsiders, expensive, lack of things to do, bad city water, lots of sex offenders.

[johnnnybandfreak]

thank you for the info.
Fond du Lac was off my list because of the pollution issue.
"Sex offenders" is really not on my list of attractions to a town.
johnnybandfreak

[anniegal]

which is a good family-oriented place to live, with several great restaurants, a 26-mile biking/jogging/cross-country ski trail, a great library, a well-regarded 4-year university, and lots of development/growth going on right now.

However, if I were to vote for sheer beauty, I would have to agree with the LaCrosse recommendations. The southern part of the state, and particularly near the Mississippi in the southwest corner, are unbelievably beautiful - rolling hills, rock bluffs, etc. Plus you then have proximity to the Twin Cities.

Good luck in your quest!

-ann

[WIer]

Originally Posted by MonroeMama

If you want a small-ish town that's warm, welcoming, has a lot of city-wide events going on and great people, and not too far from Madison (about 50 minutes), Monroe WI is the place for you.

We recently (year or so) moved here and it's wonderful -- the best town around. It's slower paced than Madison and Milwaukee, but with a lot of perks -- we have a family YMCA, a number of beautiful parks, a very active community, medical clinic and hospital, community college, nice schools from the looks of things, not to mention a very active homeschooling community, if that's your choice.

Monroe has a population of about 10,000.

LOL I keep thinking of more to write, and editing to add.

Here's a link.

http://wicip.uwplatt.edu/green/ci/monroe/

Actually, anywhere in Green County (which is where Monroe is) may be good for you. Little subdivisions and individual homes keep cropping up outside towns like Albany (1100 or so pop), Brodhead (2000-3000), New Glarus (cute Swiss community), Monticello (also around 1000), Evansville (OK, I think that's in adjacent Rock County), and so on. Basically anywhere south of Madison and north of the Illinois line will have you relatively close to a major city (Madison) and near medium size places such as Monroe. Monroe has, for example, a WalMart and two supermarkets. For other stores (Home Depot type, Best Buy/Circuit City, PetSmart/Petco, malls, etc.), one goes up to Madison an hour away. The smaller towns such as New Glarus, etc. mentioned above are within 1/2 hour or so of Monroe and an hour or so from Madison. So somewhat the best of all worlds--your husband could have his home with neighbors 1/4 mi. away (that's actually my situation--two neighbors about that far, other neighbors a mile or so away--perfect!), and yet towns and facilities close enough for you to meet people, get involved, and so on.

But really, anywhere outside Wisconsin cities probably will offer this. Just look outside small towns, within an hour or so of large cities. Check out Milwaukee, Madison, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, and so on--again, though, look maybe an hour outside of the cities, near the small towns.

Be aware also that the further north you go in Wisconsin, the colder and snowier winters are. However, the further south you go, the more Chicagoans seem to be moving into the regions.

[WIer]

Originally Posted by MonroeMama

If you want a small-ish town that's warm, welcoming, has a lot of city-wide events going on and great people, and not too far from Madison (about 50 minutes), Monroe WI is the place for you.

We recently (year or so) moved here and it's wonderful -- the best town around. It's slower paced than Madison and Milwaukee, but with a lot of perks -- we have a family YMCA, a number of beautiful parks, a very active community, medical clinic and hospital, community college, nice schools from the looks of things, not to mention a very active homeschooling community, if that's your choice.

Monroe has a population of about 10,000.

LOL I keep thinking of more to write, and editing to add.

Here's a link.

http://wicip.uwplatt.edu/green/ci/monroe/

Actually, anywhere in Green County (which is where Monroe is) may be good for you. Little subdivisions and individual homes keep cropping up outside towns like Albany (1100 or so pop), Brodhead (2000-3000), New Glarus (cute Swiss community), Monticello (also around 1000), Evansville (OK, I think that's in adjacent Rock County), and so on. Basically anywhere south of Madison and north of the Illinois line will have you relatively close to a major city (Madison) and near medium size places such as Monroe. Monroe has, for example, a WalMart and two supermarkets. For other stores (Home Depot type, Best Buy/Circuit City, PetSmart/Petco, malls, etc.), one goes up to Madison an hour away. The smaller towns such as New Glarus, etc. mentioned above are within 1/2 hour or so of Monroe and an hour or so from Madison. So somewhat the best of all worlds--your husband could have his home with neighbors 1/4 mi. away (that's actually my situation--two neighbors about that far, other neighbors a mile or so away--perfect!), and yet towns and facilities close enough for you to meet people, get involved, and so on.

But really, anywhere outside Wisconsin cities probably will offer this. Just look outside small towns, within an hour or so of large cities. Check out Milwaukee, Madison, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, and so on--again, though, look maybe an hour outside of the cities, near the small towns.

Be aware also that the further north you go in Wisconsin, the colder and snowier winters are. However, the further south you go, the more Chicagoans seem to be moving into the regions.