Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Pewaukee grades A overall, 69th of 357 graded towns in Wisconsin. Natural-hazard risk is low. Residents are healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its schools rank ahead of 91% of Wisconsin towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $282K, 3.6 years of the Milwaukee metro’s $78K median household income. Pewaukee is home to Waukesha County Technical College. Pewaukee's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 86% of U.S. towns. Deacon West Octagon House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Pewaukee beats most towns.
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 6 old photos and papers going back to 1856 and 5 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
26 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
17 mi MuseumNature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin
18 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.
6,367 jobs are based in Pewaukee, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Pewaukee for work: only 4% work in town. Pewaukee’s median household income is $62,000, below both the Wisconsin town median ($88,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Pewaukee grew to 6,367 in 2023, 931 more than in 2013.
| Pewaukee | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Pewaukee School District. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Pewaukee High, with 889 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pewaukee Lake ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 748 | – |
| Pewaukee HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 889 | A |
| Horizon SchoolTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 647 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Wisconsin is food insecurity: 7% of its 6,677 adults worry about having enough food, against 12.1% statewide.
20% of Pewaukee adults have been diagnosed with depression, below both Wisconsin’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (23%). 33% of adults have obesity in Pewaukee. Pewaukee beats the Wisconsin average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Pewaukee | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Pewaukee | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.5% | 5.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pewaukee.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 81.9°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 75% of Wisconsin places with climate records; January nights average 12.1°.
Pewaukee has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The January low in Pewaukee 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
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Wisconsin average. 42% of Pewaukee adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Pewaukee | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.2 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.5 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Pewaukee | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.1% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.1% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.2% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Just 0 of its 2,883 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Pewaukee itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Pewaukee Village Park, at 20 acres. Pewaukee’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pewaukee Village Park | 0.3 mi | 20 |
| 2. Liberty Park | — | 9 |
| 3. Lake Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
10 within 15 miles of the center of Pewaukee
About 6 of every 100 Pewaukee residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Pewaukee grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #69 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades A for health and A 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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