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West Allis is a mid-size city of 59,612 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It's about 5 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $1k a month.
59,612people
$204kTypical home
$1,007/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
51"Snow
220Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 59,612
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,238 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 5 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,285/mo)
- Median rent $1,007/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,716 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 21% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MKE airport
- 8 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 797 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 456 bars within 25 mi
- 297 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Milwaukee County: D+38 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