Living in Bayside, WI
Bayside is a small town of 4,329 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It's about 9 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $432k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,329people
$432kTypical home
$1,647/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
48"Snow
180Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,329
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,814 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 9 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $432k (≈$2,724/mo)
- Median rent $1,647/mo
- Median household income $160k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k)
- Low property crime (909 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MKE airport
- 16 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,023 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 411 bars within 25 mi
- 252 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Milwaukee County: D+38 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk