Bohners LakeWI
A town of 2,460.
Is Bohners Lake a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is John Margis JR Wildlife Area, at 44 acres. We don’t grade Bohners Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Bohners Lake for work
Where Bohners Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Bohners Lake: who provides what
Bohners Lake is unincorporated, so Racine County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bohners Lake.
Bohners Lake stands out in Wisconsin and nationally, with fewer of its residents who live below the poverty line
Since 2013, Bohners Lake has added 30 jobs, to 115 in 2023. Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Bohners Lake. Half the trips to work are shorter than 19 miles. The town’s typical journey to work stands at 22 minutes.
| Bohners Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.1% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Bohners Lake, with inland flooding at the top
The risk rating from FEMA for Bohners Lake comes to 30 of 100, above Wisconsin’s towns (23 of 100) but below U.S. towns (44 of 100). Expected losses in Bohners Lake break down as 56% from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Bohners Lake
The peak summer temperature in Bohners Lake is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Bohners Lake is
19% of adults binge drink in Bohners Lake. Among adults here, 28% feel lonely, below both the Wisconsin town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%).
| Bohners Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Bohners Lake | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.1% | 5.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 0.1% of Bohners Lake
4 parks and preserves cover 50 acres in Bohners Lake.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John Margis JR Wildlife Area | — | 44 |
| 2. Herb Leach Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Louis Fago Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Bohners Lake sells for about $313K
Among households in Bohners Lake, 84% own their home. For Bohners Lake, the going rate for rent is $1,144 a month.
| Bohners Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,144 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Six Flags Great America and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bohners Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
35 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
11 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
35 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
30 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
35 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther ArenaPhoto credits
Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Fiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain
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Everything we know about Bohners Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bohners Lake; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Bohners Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Bohners Lake
CDP in Wisconsin, United States
Bohners Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. Its first syllable is pronounced as in "bone". The population of the CDP was 2,374 at the 2020 census. It is politically part of the Town of Burlington, together with Browns Lake. There has been discussion of incorporating Bohners Lake as a village to prevent annexation by the City of Burlington. It was named for Antony Bohner, a French immigrant who established a resort on the lake of the same name.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 846 ft
- Area code
- 262
Bohners Lake’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Bohners Lake.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohners Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burlington | #193 | B+ | B− | — | B | B |
| Lyons | #236 | B− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Wheatland | #233 | B− | C− | — | B+ | B |
Burlington, Lyons and Wheatland report no FBI crime data of their own. Bohners Lake isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bohners Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Bohners Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bohners Lake, WI a good place to live?
We don’t grade Bohners Lake yet; the figures below are still real.