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Sharon is a small town of 1,592 people in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It's about 19 miles from Janesville, WI and 55 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,592people
$187kTypical home
$1,072/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
35"Snow
224Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,592
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 920 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 19 mi to Janesville, WI
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,177/mo)
- Median rent $1,072/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (422 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to RFD airport
- 52 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,017 ft
- 659 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 483 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 189 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walworth County: R+22 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk