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Elmwood Park is a tiny town of 526 people in Racine County, Wisconsin. It's part of the Racine, WI area. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
526people
$229kTypical home
$1,080/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
162Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 526
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,483 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- In the Racine, WI area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,446/mo)
- Median rent $1,080/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 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 65
- 19% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MKE airport
- 18 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 663 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 823 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 366 bars within 25 mi
- 178 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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.