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Springfield is a tiny town of 100 people in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It's about 27 miles from Kenosha, WI and 37 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.
100people
$265kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
40"Snow
224Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 100
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 149 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 27 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,670/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (648 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MKE airport
- 34 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 850 ft
- 647 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 417 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 136 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.