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Delavan is a big small town of 8,689 people in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It's about 20 miles from Janesville, WI and 45 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,689people
$219kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,689
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,172 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 20 mi to Janesville, WI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,380/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (446 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to RFD airport
- 43 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 657 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 383 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 144 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walworth County: R+22 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk