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Okauchee Lake is a small town of 4,733 people in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It's about 24 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 $498k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,733people
$498kTypical home
$1,374/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
40"Snow
220Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,733
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,268 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 24 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $498k (≈$3,137/mo)
- Median rent $1,374/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 14 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), county-wide
- Very low property crime (559 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MKE airport
- 30 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 648 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 648 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 210 bars within 25 mi
- 160 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.