Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 23 min5:12 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min7:20 am – 4:19 pm
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People29,957 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.811,605 householdsMedian household income $133,021Median home value $449,100Median rent $1,591 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,610 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 14,636 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, professional and business services 15%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 22 minutes63% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 29% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages73% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 35% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Spanish 3%, Russian or other Slavic 2%, other Indo-European languages 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 14°F34 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month June40 in of snow a year, on about 25 days17 days above 90°F, 134 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Mary College station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsIndian Creek Parkpark · under a mileMilwaukee Country Clubnature preserve · 1.1 mi · 191 acresLakeshore State Parkstate park · 8.6 mi · 51 acresHank Aaron State Trailstate park · 10.4 mi · 65 acresWood National Cemeteryhistoric site · 9.6 mi · 53 acresCedarburg Habitat Preservationstate recreation area · 12.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMilwaukee County, WI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighTornado Very HighWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025228 of 365 days measured121 moderate, 14 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 175main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Milwaukee County monitors, WI
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMilwaukee Waterworksserves 626,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation692 ft211 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOrthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin4.2 miPost officeNorth Shore Post Office2.7 miTown hallRiver Hills Village Hallunder a milePoliceRiver Hills Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationNorth Shore Fire / Rescue Station 851.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 6 otherSchoolSaint John's Lutheran Schoolright hereSchoolSaint Eugene Schoolunder a mileElementaryStormonth Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Wisconsin - Milwaukee6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGeneral Mitchell International Airport MKE15 miInterstateI-431.0 miUS highwayUS 457.1 miAmtrakIntermodal Station MKE8.5 miLight railOgden/Jackson EastboundThe Hop Streetcar MKE7.6 miCoachMichigan and MilwaukeeWisconsin Coach Lines8.3 miTransit14 stops within a mileMilwaukee County Transit System (MCTS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 53217 ZIP area.
