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Wind Lake is a small town of 4,836 people in Racine County, Wisconsin. It's about 19 miles from Racine, WI and 19 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $386k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,836people
$386kTypical home
$1,169/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,836
- Part of a metro area
- About 700 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 19 mi to Racine, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $386k (≈$2,435/mo)
- Median rent $1,169/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (834 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 19% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MKE airport
- 15 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,206 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 506 bars within 25 mi
- 294 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Racine County: R+6 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