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Wales is a small town of 2,902 people in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It's about 21 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $399k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,902people
$399kTypical home
$1,322/moRent
81° / 27°Summer / winter
41"Snow
220Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,902
- Part of a metro area
- About 900 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 21 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $399k (≈$2,519/mo)
- Median rent $1,322/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 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 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MKE airport
- 24 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 653 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,018 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 409 bars within 25 mi
- 245 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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