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North Bay is a tiny town of 203 people in Racine County, Wisconsin. It's about 3 miles from Racine, WI and 23 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $490k and rent runs about $1k a month.
203people
$490kTypical home
$1,080/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
162Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 203
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,933 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 3 mi to Racine, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $490k (≈$3,090/mo)
- Median rent $1,080/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (834 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MKE airport
- 14 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 614 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 876 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 428 bars within 25 mi
- 204 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Racine 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.