Waukesha County Homes For Sale

Waukesha County is twenty-five minutes from Downtown Milwaukee and one hour from Downtown Madison via Interstate 94. Traveling in Wisconsin is easy with quick access to Interstates 41 and 43. Waukesha County received its name from the Potawatomi word for “fox” as the streams in the southern part of the county feed into the Fox River. Waukesha County spans an impressive 581 square miles, 550 of which is land and 31 of water. With about 406,172 people living in Waukesha, the population density is only 670 per square mile.

Northwestern Waukesha Country has been coined “Lake Country” by Wisconsinites due to the numerous lakes created by the glaciers 15,000 years ago. If you’re not swimming in a lake, step onto land and watch the Pewaukee Lake Water Ski Club. Perhaps you wish to take a step back in time at the Elmbrook or Hawks Inn Historical Societies. Experience 1870 Farm life at Old World Wisconsin or Ten Chimneys on Lunds’ sixty-acre property. Take a hike or bike through the Kettle Moraine State Forest or Ice Age Trail. Maybe you want to connect with nature and see the stars at the Retzer Nature Center and Planetarium. Find your favorite wine at Pieper Porch Winery & Vineyard before strolling through Frame Park Formal Gardens Amphitheater. Take the kids to Imagination Station, Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park, and Wirth Park.