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Waterford is a big small town of 5,692 people in Racine County, Wisconsin. It's about 21 miles from Racine, WI and 24 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $330k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,692people
$330kTypical home
$1,374/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,692
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,231 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 21 mi to Racine, WI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $330k (≈$2,080/mo)
- Median rent $1,374/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.4% 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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 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 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MKE airport
- 20 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 794 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,059 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 424 bars within 25 mi
- 248 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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