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Turtle Lake is a tiny town of 327 people in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It's about 17 miles from Janesville, WI and 43 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $338k and rent runs about $1k a month.
327people
$338kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
36"Snow
224Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 327
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 378 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 17 mi to Janesville, WI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $338k (≈$2,133/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (648 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MKE airport
- 42 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 935 ft
- 661 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 326 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 130 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.