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Bristol is a big small town of 5,207 people in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. It's about 8 miles from Kenosha, WI and 37 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $313k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,207people
$313kTypical home
$1,274/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,207
- Part of a metro area
- About 159 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 8 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $313k (≈$1,973/mo)
- Median rent $1,274/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (798 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MKE airport
- 29 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 797 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 876 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 264 bars within 25 mi
- 206 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kenosha County: R+6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.