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Kenosha is a mid-size city of 99,372 people in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. It's part of the Kenosha, WI area. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
99,372people
$225kTypical home
$1,186/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
37"Snow
162Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 99,372
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,419 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- In the Kenosha, WI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,420/mo)
- Median rent $1,186/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (320 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (734 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MKE airport
- 25 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 732 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 703 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 245 bars within 25 mi
- 162 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kenosha 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