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Whitewater is a small city of 15,807 people in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It's about 18 miles from Janesville, WI and 42 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,807people
$229kTypical home
$1,041/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
34"Snow
224Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,807
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,788 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 18 mi to Janesville, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,447/mo)
- Median rent $1,041/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (364 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (725 per 100k)
People
- Median age 22
- 19% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 42% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MSN airport
- 43 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 667 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 332 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 134 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Walworth County: R+22 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk