Living in Allens Grove, WI
Allens Grove is a tiny town of 147 people in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It's about 15 miles from Janesville, WI and 53 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
147people
$231kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
37"Snow
224Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
Is Allens Grove right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 147
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 257 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 15 mi to Janesville, WI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,459/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (648 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to RFD airport
- 51 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 922 ft
- 662 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 422 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 177 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walworth County: R+22 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.