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Pewaukee is a big small town of 8,196 people in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It's about 15 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 $282k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,196people
$282kTypical home
$1,260/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
40"Snow
220Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,196
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,990 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 15 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,777/mo)
- Median rent $1,260/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 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 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MKE airport
- 21 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 856 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 445 bars within 25 mi
- 291 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 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