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Eagle is a small town of 2,054 people in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It's about 28 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $332k and rent runs about $877 a month.
2,054people
$332kTypical home
$877/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
45"Snow
224Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,054
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,477 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 28 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $332k (≈$2,093/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°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
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (559 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MKE airport
- 29 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 655 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 628 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 162 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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