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New Munster is a tiny town of 234 people in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. It's about 18 miles from Kenosha, WI and 36 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $306k and rent runs about $1k a month.
234people
$306kTypical home
$1,219/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 234
- Part of a metro area
- About 198 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 18 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $306k (≈$1,928/mo)
- Median rent $1,219/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.7% 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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (798 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 74
- 20% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MKE airport
- 31 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 784 ft
- 636 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 855 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 279 bars within 25 mi
- 191 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.