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Union Grove is a big small town of 5,036 people in Racine County, Wisconsin. It's about 11 miles from Kenosha, WI and 26 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,036people
$277kTypical home
$1,143/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,036
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,944 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 11 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,749/mo)
- Median rent $1,143/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 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 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MKE airport
- 20 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 781 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,019 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 432 bars within 25 mi
- 224 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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