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Lake Lorraine is a tiny town of 284 people in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It's about 14 miles from Janesville, WI and 45 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
284people
$222kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
35"Snow
224Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 284
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 254 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 14 mi to Janesville, WI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,397/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (648 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to RFD airport
- 45 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,043 ft
- 664 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 353 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 142 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.