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Vernon is a big small town of 7,481 people in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It's about 20 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $435k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,481people
$435kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
40"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,481
- Part of a metro area
- About 250 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 20 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $435k (≈$2,741/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (559 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MKE airport
- 19 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 797 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,162 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 471 bars within 25 mi
- 289 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Waukesha County: R+20 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk