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Lake Ivanhoe is a tiny town of 558 people in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It's about 23 miles from Kenosha, WI and 38 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $1k a month.
558people
$256kTypical home
$1,054/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 558
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 622 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 23 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,614/mo)
- Median rent $1,054/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" 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 (141 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (648 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MKE airport
- 34 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 642 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 601 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 178 bars within 25 mi
- 127 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 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