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Milwaukee is a big city of 566,973 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It's part of the Milwaukee, WI area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $1k a month.
566,973people
$184kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
45"Snow
180Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 566,973
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,895 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Milwaukee, WI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,160/mo)
- Median rent $1,059/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1144 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,371 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 28% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MKE airport
- 9 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 712 ft
- 636 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 440 bars within 25 mi
- 282 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Milwaukee County: D+38 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