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South Milwaukee is a small city of 20,442 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It's about 12 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,442people
$236kTypical home
$1,014/moRent
80° / 30°Summer / winter
49"Snow
162Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,442
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,236 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 12 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,486/mo)
- Median rent $1,014/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,084 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MKE airport
- 3 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 669 ft
- 627 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 474 bars within 25 mi
- 270 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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