IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Shorewood, WI
Shorewood is a big small town of 13,627 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It's about 4 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $444k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,627people
$444kTypical home
$1,347/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
46"Snow
180Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
Is Shorewood right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,627
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,570 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 4 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $444k (≈$2,798/mo)
- Median rent $1,347/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 46" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,369 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MKE airport
- 10 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 682 ft
- 633 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,067 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 421 bars within 25 mi
- 264 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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