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Williams Bay is a small town of 2,981 people in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It's about 25 miles from Janesville, WI and 45 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $445k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,981people
$445kTypical home
$1,025/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,981
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,073 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 25 mi to Janesville, WI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $445k (≈$2,804/mo)
- Median rent $1,025/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (342 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to RFD airport
- 42 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 942 ft
- 652 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 395 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 155 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.