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Richfield is a big small town of 11,755 people in Washington County, Wisconsin. It's about 18 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $503k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,755people
$503kTypical home
$1,388/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
50"Snow
220Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,755
- Part of a metro area
- About 327 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 18 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $503k (≈$3,174/mo)
- Median rent $1,388/mo
- Median household income $144k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (432 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MKE airport
- 26 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,076 ft
- 636 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,035 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 406 bars within 25 mi
- 260 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+36 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk