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Salem Lakes is a big small town of 14,366 people in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. It's about 13 miles from Kenosha, WI and 37 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $316k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,366people
$316kTypical home
$1,184/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,366
- Part of a metro area
- About 473 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 13 mi to Kenosha, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $316k (≈$1,993/mo)
- Median rent $1,184/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (798 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MKE airport
- 31 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 771 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 941 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 283 bars within 25 mi
- 220 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kenosha 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