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Browns Lake is a small town of 1,827 people in Racine County, Wisconsin. It's about 20 miles from Kenosha, WI and 29 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,827people
$334kTypical home
$1,080/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,827
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,020 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 20 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,107/mo)
- Median rent $1,080/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (834 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MKE airport
- 25 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 761 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 751 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 310 bars within 25 mi
- 170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Racine 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.