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Slinger is a big small town of 6,307 people in Washington County, Wisconsin. It's about 24 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,307people
$367kTypical home
$1,022/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
42"Snow
220Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,307
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,148 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 24 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,314/mo)
- Median rent $1,022/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (429 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MKE airport
- 33 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,135 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 521 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 156 bars within 25 mi
- 139 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+36 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk