Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Pewaukee grades A− overall, 139th of 357 graded towns in Wisconsin. The median household earns $108K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 90% of the country. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $447K, 5.7 years of the Milwaukee metro’s $78K median household income. 57% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pewaukee, above both the Wisconsin town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 86 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score higher on hazard risk. Hadfield Company Lime Kilns is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Pewaukee beats most towns.
13,195 counted in 2010 and 15,914 in 2020; an estimated 16,375 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Pewaukee is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 566 in 1880, 15,914 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1856 and 4 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pewaukee. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
18 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
25 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
16 mi MuseumNature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin
17 mi MuseumHarley-Davidson Museum300K visitors a yearFiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin: The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harley-Davidson Museum: Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0 us
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pewaukee, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Pewaukee.
Pewaukee draws workers from Milwaukee and beyond, has less food insecurity than most of Wisconsin and has cooler summers than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
21,095 jobs are based in Pewaukee, 3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 21.8% of workers work from home, against 13.1% across Wisconsin.
Most working residents leave Pewaukee for work: only 7% work in town. 22% of Pewaukee workers work from home. Since 2013, Pewaukee has added 1,488 jobs, to 21,095 in 2023.
| Pewaukee | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Education Leadership Academ PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 377 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Wisconsin is food insecurity: 6.7% of its 12,380 adults worry about having enough food, against 12.1% statewide.
12% of adults report frequent mental distress in Pewaukee. Pewaukee beats the Wisconsin average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of adults feel lonely in Pewaukee.
| Pewaukee | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| What stands out | Pewaukee | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 12.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.9% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Pewaukee since 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
11 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Wagner Park, at 25 acres.
| Pewaukee | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wagner Park | — | 25 |
| 2. Nettesheim Park | 0.1 mi | 18 |
| 3. Springdale Park | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
July afternoons average 81.9°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 75% of Wisconsin places with climate records; January nights average 12.3°.
Pewaukee has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Pewaukee’s January low is 12°F. About 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Pewaukee | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 12°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
11 within 15 miles of the center of Pewaukee
About 3 of every 100 Pewaukee residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Where Pewaukee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
10 notable people were born in Pewaukee.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Pewaukee is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 15,914 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Pewaukee, originally organized as a town in 1840 and later as a city in 1999, surrounds the Village of Pewaukee, which was incorporated from the town in 1876.
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6 towns share a border with Pewaukee.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pewaukee | #139 | A− | C− | — | B | A |
| Pewaukee | #69 | A | C− | — | A | A |
| Waukesha | #184 | B+ | C− | B | B− | A− |
| Delafield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lisbon | — | — | B+ | — | A+ | — |
| Brookfield | #146 | B+ | D | — | A− | A |
| Menomonee Falls | #46 | A | C− | A− | A | A− |
Pewaukee, Pewaukee, Lisbon and Brookfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Delafield and Lisbon aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pewaukee with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Pewaukee grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #139 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades A for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
10 notable people were born here, including David Koepp and T. J. Watt.
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