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St. Francis is a big small town of 9,004 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It's about 8 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,004people
$235kTypical home
$1,004/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
49"Snow
162Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,004
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,520 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 8 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,479/mo)
- Median rent $1,004/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,058 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 12% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MKE airport
- 2 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 629 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,085 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 462 bars within 25 mi
- 266 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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