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Genoa City is a small town of 2,942 people in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It's about 23 miles from Kenosha, WI and 42 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,942people
$241kTypical home
$1,181/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,942
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,111 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 23 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,522/mo)
- Median rent $1,181/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,374 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MKE airport
- 37 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 883 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 735 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 155 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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