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Rochester is a small town of 3,764 people in Racine County, Wisconsin. It's about 21 miles from Kenosha, WI and 27 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $855 a month.
3,764people
$376kTypical home
$855/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,764
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 216 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 21 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,369/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 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 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MKE airport
- 23 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 801 ft
- 641 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 947 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 367 bars within 25 mi
- 221 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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