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Racine is a mid-size city of 77,633 people in Racine County, Wisconsin. It's part of the Racine, WI area. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $1k a month.
77,633people
$167kTypical home
$1,033/moRent
80° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
162Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 77,633
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,018 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- In the Racine, WI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,050/mo)
- Median rent $1,033/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (410 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,333 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MKE airport
- 16 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 650 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 930 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 449 bars within 25 mi
- 203 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Racine 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