Is Somers a good place to live?
No town among the 363 in Wisconsin we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Somers. The biggest park or preserve is Poerio Park, at 21 acres. Somers has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Somers stand out
Where Somers beats most towns.
Somers has shrunk 90% since 2010
9,597 counted in 2010 and 992 in 2020; an estimated 947 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Moving to Somers: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Somers, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Somers.
A job hub: Somers has 6.4 jobs for every working resident and draws in 2,997 commuters
The top destinations are Kenosha (30%), Pleasant Prairie (12%) and Racine (8%). Jobs in Somers grew by 2,862 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 2,999. Somers’ typical household income stands at $65,000, against $87,000 in Wisconsin’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Half commute less than 9 miles.
| Somers | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: very low risk in Somers, mostly inland flooding
Somers’ natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 5 of 100, below both Wisconsin’s towns (23 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). 40% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 30%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Somers has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Somers is
Somers: 32% of adults feel lonely. Among adults in the town, 76% had a checkup this year and 19% binge drink.
| Somers | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 7.1% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| What stands out | Somers | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.3% | 8.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.1% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Poerio Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Six Flags Great America and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Somers. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
30 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
29 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
40 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum
29 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
30 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music TheatrePhoto credits
Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Fiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Somers
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Somers
About 5 of every 100 Somers residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
947 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Famous people from Somers
5 notable people were born in Somers.
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About Somers
City in Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Somers is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,402 at the 2020 census. Somers has a post office with ZIP code 53171. The former unincorporated communities of Berryville, Central Park, and Kellogg's Corners are located in the village. The village of Somers was incorporated on April 24, 2015, following a local election that favored incorporation. While the village originally only included the eastern half of the town's former boundaries, it now includes almost all of the original town; the remainder is still a town and is slated to become part of Kenosha by 2035.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 679 ft
- ZIP code
- 53171
- Area code
- 262
Questions about Somers
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Somers, WI a good place to live?
Somers has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Somers, WI known for?
Somers was incorporated in 2015. 5 notable people were born here, including Margaret Landon and William H. Flett.