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North Prairie is a small town of 2,385 people in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It's about 24 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,385people
$424kTypical home
$1,304/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
44"Snow
224Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,385
- Part of a metro area
- About 867 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 24 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,674/mo)
- Median rent $1,304/mo
- Median household income $153k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (559 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MKE airport
- 26 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 951 ft
- 653 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 829 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 295 bars within 25 mi
- 205 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Waukesha County: R+20 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk