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Pleasant Prairie is a small city of 21,669 people in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. It's about 4 miles from Kenosha, WI and 37 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $360k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,669people
$360kTypical home
$1,458/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
38"Snow
162Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,669
- Part of a metro area
- About 649 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 4 mi to Kenosha, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $360k (≈$2,273/mo)
- Median rent $1,458/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,128 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MKE airport
- 29 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 619 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 837 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 234 bars within 25 mi
- 195 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kenosha County: R+6 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