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Somers is a big small town of 8,216 people in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. It's about 4 miles from Kenosha, WI and 29 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $315k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,216people
$315kTypical home
$1,455/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
39"Snow
162Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,216
- Part of a metro area
- About 319 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 4 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,988/mo)
- Median rent $1,455/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 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 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MKE airport
- 21 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 622 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 800 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 321 bars within 25 mi
- 179 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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