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Chenequa is a tiny town of 742 people in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It's about 21 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $4k a month.
742people
$1.4MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
41"Snow
220Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 742
- Part of a metro area
- About 214 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 21 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,846/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $165k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (559 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 25% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MKE airport
- 27 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 647 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 893 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 304 bars within 25 mi
- 220 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.