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River Hills is a small town of 1,632 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It's about 8 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $700k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,632people
$700kTypical home
$2,156/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
47"Snow
180Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,632
- Part of a metro area
- About 317 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 8 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $700k (≈$4,412/mo)
- Median rent $2,156/mo
- Median household income $204k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (427 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,369 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MKE airport
- 16 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 633 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,071 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 420 bars within 25 mi
- 272 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Milwaukee County: D+38 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