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Sturtevant is a big small town of 6,772 people in Racine County, Wisconsin. It's about 5 miles from Racine, WI and 25 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $981 a month.
6,772people
$254kTypical home
$981/moRent
80° / 30°Summer / winter
40"Snow
162Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,772
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,650 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 5 mi to Racine, WI
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,600/mo)
- Median rent $981/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (834 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MKE airport
- 17 mi to MKE (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 715 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 995 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 442 bars within 25 mi
- 218 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Racine 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