Living in Raymond, WI
Raymond is a small town of 3,945 people in Racine County, Wisconsin. It's about 11 miles from Racine, WI and 18 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $390k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,945people
$390kTypical home
$1,080/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
43"Snow
224Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,945
- Part of a metro area
- About 111 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 11 mi to Racine, WI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $390k (≈$2,457/mo)
- Median rent $1,080/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (834 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MKE airport
- 12 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 728 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 496 bars within 25 mi
- 261 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.