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Oconomowoc is a small city of 19,080 people in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It's about 27 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $395k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,080people
$395kTypical home
$1,301/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
40"Snow
220Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,080
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,614 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 27 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $395k (≈$2,488/mo)
- Median rent $1,301/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (468 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MKE airport
- 32 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 873 ft
- 651 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 527 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 169 bars within 25 mi
- 128 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% 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
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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