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Lake Geneva is a big small town of 8,521 people in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It's about 28 miles from Kenosha, WI and 41 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $344k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,521people
$344kTypical home
$1,389/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
40"Snow
224Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,521
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,242 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 28 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $344k (≈$2,168/mo)
- Median rent $1,389/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,186 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 18% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MKE airport
- 37 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 961 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 477 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 157 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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