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Whitefish Bay is a big small town of 14,665 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It's about 5 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $534k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,665people
$534kTypical home
$1,335/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
46"Snow
180Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,665
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,934 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 5 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $534k (≈$3,366/mo)
- Median rent $1,335/mo
- Median household income $157k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- Low property crime (903 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 80% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MKE airport
- 11 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 673 ft
- 635 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,054 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 422 bars within 25 mi
- 263 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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