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West Bend is a small city of 32,030 people in Washington County, Wisconsin. It's about 27 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
32,030people
$263kTypical home
$1,076/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
45"Snow
220Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,030
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,058 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 27 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,659/mo)
- Median rent $1,076/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°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
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k)
- Low property crime (942 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MKE airport
- 36 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 403 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 114 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+36 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk