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Oak Creek is a small city of 37,325 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It's about 11 miles from Racine, WI and 13 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $332k and rent runs about $1k a month.
37,325people
$332kTypical home
$1,452/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
49"Snow
162Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,325
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,312 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 11 mi to Racine, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $332k (≈$2,092/mo)
- Median rent $1,452/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,808 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to MKE airport
- 5 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 663 ft
- 628 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 489 bars within 25 mi
- 271 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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