Lauderdale LakesWI
1,469 residents make their home in this town in Wisconsin.
Is Lauderdale Lakes a good place to live?
Lauderdale Lakes’ age of the median resident is 57.3 years, above both the Wisconsin town median (42.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 7 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a higher typical journey to work than Lauderdale Lakes. We don’t grade Lauderdale Lakes yet; the figures below are still real.
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Lauderdale Lakes has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles. Lauderdale Lakes had 118 jobs in 2023, up 35 from 2013. For most workers, Lauderdale Lakes is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Among residents here, 4.5% live below the poverty line.
| Lauderdale Lakes | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lauderdale Lakes has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Lauderdale Lakes sits below 72% of U.S. communities. 53% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 17%. The town has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2018.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Lauderdale Lakes, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 13°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lauderdale Lakes is
11% of Lauderdale Lakes adults smoke cigarettes. This Wisconsin town does better than the Wisconsin average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Two figures for adults here: 28% feel lonely, 30% sleep under 7 hours.
| Lauderdale Lakes | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Lauderdale Lakes | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.1% | 9.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Lauderdale Lakes sells for about $1.1M at the median
Homes sold in Lauderdale Lakes spent a median 63 days on the market. The share of households in Lauderdale Lakes who own their home: 95%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lauderdale Lakes
Moving to Lauderdale Lakes: who provides what
Lauderdale Lakes is unincorporated, so Walworth 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.
97% of working residents leave Lauderdale Lakes for work
Where Lauderdale Lakes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lauderdale Lakes
About 5 of every 100 Lauderdale Lakes residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
About Lauderdale Lakes
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
Lauderdale Lakes is a census-designated place in the town of La Grange, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 1,283 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 5.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 889 ft
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