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Wind Point is a small town of 1,531 people in Racine County, Wisconsin. It's about 4 miles from Racine, WI and 22 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,531people
$307kTypical home
$2,200/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
42"Snow
162Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,531
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,209 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 4 mi to Racine, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,933/mo)
- Median rent $2,200/mo
- Median household income $143k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 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 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to MKE airport
- 13 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 885 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 428 bars within 25 mi
- 204 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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