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Butler is a small town of 1,859 people in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It's about 6 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $890 a month.
1,859people
$245kTypical home
$890/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
220Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,859
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,377 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 6 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,543/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,572 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MKE airport
- 14 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 445 bars within 25 mi
- 290 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Waukesha County: R+20 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk