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West Milwaukee is a small town of 4,038 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It's about 4 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 $207k and rent runs about $920 a month.
4,038people
$207kTypical home
$920/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
51"Snow
180Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,038
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,609 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 4 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,308/mo)
- Median rent $920/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (655 per 100k)
- High property crime (14,973 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to MKE airport
- 6 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 33% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 653 ft
- 635 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 444 bars within 25 mi
- 285 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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