b'MB-906 2020-21 Relo - Single Page_MB-706.qxd2/16/20209:19 PMPage 74WAUKESHA COUNTY7467 83 Lannon 175Lac La Belle Merton Sussex MenomoneeChenequa FallsOconomowoc F ButlerNashotah Hartland 16Pewaukee 190BrookfieldDelafield Elm67 94 18 GroveDousman18 18 164Wales Waukesha 5959 New59 BerlinN North Prairie 164waukesha County 3 miles83Suburban Living & 59 Eagle Mukwonago 43 MuskegoBig BendLake Country 67 99 COUNTY SEAT: WaukeshaPOPULATION: 401,446Waukesha County, located just to the west of MilwaukeeCounty, offers a perfect blend of urban and rural living. On its converged at a place called Five Points in the citys center. Ineastern edge are the populousand prosperoussuburbs of the late 1800s, Waukeshas natural spring water transformed itBrookfield, Elm Grove, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls and into a resort town that attracted people from around the country,Muskego. This is a rapidly growing area for upscale, residential including Mrs. Abraham Lincoln and President Ulysses S. Grant.subdivisions, with some of the wealthiest ZIP codes in the Many landmarks of that era remain, including the spring housemetropolitan area. Waukesha, the county seat, is a thriving located at Five Points. There have been several recentcommunity in its own right and one of the larger cities in the developments along the Fox River in Waukesha, including a newmetropolitan area with a population of just over 71,700 people. riverwalk and park areas. Northwestern Waukesha County is known as Lake CountryMUNICIPALITY Median Income Time to Airport Median 2019because of the dozens of sparkling lakes that were carved out by Website Population Miles to Downtown Home Sales Priceglaciers 15,000 years ago. This has long been a summer Tax Rategetaway for well-heeled Chicago and Milwaukee residents, but WAUKESHA $61,380 35 minutes $273,900the areas scenic beauty has made it a popular location for year- ci.waukesha.wi.us 71,731 20 miles $18.83round homes as well. Southern Waukesha County is equally Schools: Waukeshaappealing for its natural beauty, but it is much quieter and lesstravelled. The southern unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forestoffers excellent hiking and mountain biking trails around lightly Elm Grove forested lakes, hills and ridges. Other attractions include theVernon Marsh Wildlife Area, a 4,500-acre wetland area along The village of Elm Grove is a quaint, secluded community thatthe Fox River near Big Bend and Mukwonago, and Big Muskego features some of the more beautiful homes in the MilwaukeeLake, located in the southeastern corner of the county.area. Less than 4.5 miles square, the entire village has beendesignated as a bird sanctuary, which adds to its bucolicatmosphere. Completely surrounded by the cities of BrookfieldWaukeshaand Wauwatosa and conveniently located in the center of themetropolitan area, Elm Grove boasts one of the areas highestAlthough Waukesha is just a half-hour drive from downtown median home values. Milwaukee, it often seems like its a world away. Life is slightlyslower here, although Waukesha does offer many big-city MUNICIPALITY Median Income Time to Airport Median 2019Website Population Miles to Downtown Home Sales Priceamenities, including the Waukesha Choral Union, the Tax RateWisconsin Philharmonic and the Waukesha Civic Theatre. ELM GROVE $113,750 25 minutes $514,968Waukesha is one of the areas older cities. Its streets were built elmgrovewi.org 5,921 10 miles $16.34on the well-worn paths of early Native American inhabitants who Schools: Elmbrook74 YOUR RELOCATION RESOURCE'