Sheboygan, WI

Sheboygan city’s median household income was $59,861 and the county’s was $71,898 in the latest Census QuickFacts profiles, while the city’s owner-occupied housing rate was 60.8% (Census QuickFacts^[1]) (Census QuickFacts^[2]). Wisconsin’s state sales tax is 5.0%, and Sheboygan County adds a 0.5% county tax for a 5.5% combined rate (Wisconsin DOR^[3]). Sheboygan County’s median effective property tax rate was 1.66%, and the city itself was listed at 1.71% in the county comparison table, which is high by national standards (Ownwell^[4]). City-specific grocery or BLS CPI figures for Sheboygan are not given here.

Sheboygan’s city and county location details are confirmed here, but a verified hospital-system listing, trauma level, or Medicare Advantage comparison is not given. The city government materials do confirm Sheboygan’s size and location on Lake Michigan, with Milwaukee and Green Bay both about 60 miles away (City of Sheboygan business page^[5]). A hospital name or travel time for Sheboygan is not given here.

Homes.com local guide^[6] says Sheboygan gets about 35 inches of annual precipitation, average summer highs around 81°F, and average winter lows around 15°F. Another climate summary for Sheboygan reports roughly 29.4 inches of annual precipitation, summer average temperature of 67.2°F, and winter average of 22.3°F, indicating a seasonally cool lakeshore climate rather than a warm-year-round one (AmericaDashboard climate summary^[7]). The same source places the most comfortable outdoor stretch in late spring through early fall, when temperatures are most favorable for golf, walking, and lakefront activity (AmericaDashboard climate summary^[7]).

A city crime map is published by the Sheboygan Police Department, but the data were not displaying at the time noted (Sheboygan crime map^[8]). A third-party summary that cites FBI reporting says Sheboygan’s violent-crime rate was 350 per 100,000, below the US rate of 373, and property crime was 1,253 per 100,000 versus 2,083 nationally, while also stating violent crime had declined since 2021 and property crime since 2020 (AmericaDashboard crime page^[7]). Sheboygan’s agency-reporting trend is not independently confirmed from the FBI source here.

Sheboygan’s city housing market is notably below the common retiree target of $550K to $700K, with median listing prices reported at $274.9K and $282.5K on Realtor.com city snapshots, while median days on market were 36 to 38 days in those city-level reports (Realtor.com Sheboygan snapshot^[9], Realtor.com property record snapshot^[10]). City-level price trend data in the same local market pages showed a 1-year increase of about 10% to 12% in median home price, but countywide median listing price was higher at $330K with 43 median days on market, suggesting a somewhat broader and slightly pricier buyer pool beyond the city proper (Realtor.com Sheboygan County report^[11]). A clearly identified 55+ option is present in Sheboygan at Berkshire Sheboygan Riverfront, which is marketed as an active, independent senior community for residents 55 and better (Berkshire Sheboygan Riverfront^[12], After55 listing^[13]).

Sheboygan has no commercial airport of its own, and the city is about 60 miles north of Milwaukee and 60 miles south of Green Bay (City of Sheboygan business page^[5]). The nearest major commercial option is Milwaukee Mitchell International, which Wisconsin DOT lists among the state’s commercial airports (Wisconsin DOT commercial airports^[14]). A travel guide says Milwaukee Mitchell is about an hour’s drive from Sheboygan and has nonstop flights to more than 30 destinations, while Green Bay’s airport is an alternative regional option (Kupi travel guide^[15]).

Sheboygan County Memorial Airport and the city sit in the broader Sheboygan recreation corridor, but a verified course count within 30 minutes is not given from an official golf source. A travel summary for the city highlights lakefront conditions, surfing, and outdoor seasonality, which fits a retiree who wants walking, water access, and fair-weather recreation (AmericaDashboard climate summary^[7]) (Homes.com local guide^[6]). Course counts and greens fees are not given here.

Sheboygan city had 49,686 residents in the July 1, 2023 Census estimate, and 15.4% of residents were age 65 and over (Census QuickFacts^[1]). The city’s median household income was $59,861 and the owner-occupied housing rate was 60.8%, which suggests a mix of longtime owners and working households rather than an overwhelmingly affluent retiree enclave (Census QuickFacts^[1]). The city government describes Sheboygan as a 15-square-mile lakefront community with a population of 49,793, giving it a small-city feel with enough scale for everyday services and downtown amenities (City of Sheboygan business page^[5]).

A county NRI composite score from an official FEMA page is not given here. An annual AQI statistic for Sheboygan is not given here. The city’s lakeshore setting and winter climate profile do indicate exposure to cold-season weather impacts, while a local guide notes that Lake Michigan moderates temperatures and can affect coastal conditions (Kupi travel guide^[15]) (Homes.com local guide^[6]).