Wind LakeWI
A town of 4,836, settled in 1852.
Is Wind Lake a good place to live?
Wind Lake’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is Richard J Meyer Park, at 34 acres. We don’t grade Wind Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
97% of working residents leave Wind Lake for work
Where Wind Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Six Flags Great America and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wind Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
19 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
20 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
19 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
15 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
19 mi MuseumHarley-Davidson Museum300K visitors a yearPhoto 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 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Harley-Davidson Museum: Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0 us
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Moving to Wind Lake: who provides what
Wind 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 Wind Lake.
Homes in Wind Lake are worth about $491K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Wind Lake home is worth about $491,000, up 5.8% in a year, 46% above the Wisconsin typical home.
| Wind Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 75% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,169 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Wind Lake has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Wind Lake for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Wind Lake grew to 411 in 2023, 90 more than in 2013. At $103,000, Wind Lake’s median household income is against $87,000 in Wisconsin’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Wind Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $103,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More middle-aged adults than Wisconsin overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 51% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Wind Lake is 50 years. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Wind Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.6 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Wind Lake | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24.8% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.8% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.3% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.1% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.6% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,800, single groups can be off by several points
Wind Lake has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Wind Lake has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 13° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wind Lake is
Wind Lake beats the Wisconsin average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 27% of Wind Lake adults feel lonely.
| Wind Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 16% |
| What stands out | Wind Lake | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.6% | 9.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 2.3% of Wind Lake
1.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Wind Lake’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Wind Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Richard J Meyer Park | 0.6 mi | 34 |
| 2. Wind Lake Veterans Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Wind Lake
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Wind Lake since 1999.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Wind Lake
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Wind Lake
About 3 of every 100 Wind Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Wind Lake
Place in Wisconsin, United States
Wind Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,355 at the 2020 census. Wind Lake is in the town of Norway.
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- Area
- 7.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 794 ft
Wind Lake’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Wind Lake.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Norway | #207 | B | C | — | A− | B |
| Muskego | #43 | A | C− | B+ | A+ | A |
| Tichigan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waterford | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Norway reports no FBI crime data of its own. Wind Lake, Tichigan and Waterford aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wind Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Wind Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wind Lake, WI a good place to live?
We don’t grade Wind Lake yet; the figures below are still real.