Somers, Wisconsin

Population

Down 3.4% since 2020.

8,171

people, the 121st-largest of Wisconsin's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Wisconsin's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

95.3%

of 2,377 jobs located in Somers are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 50% since the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

$1,455

a month. Wisconsin's median is $1,087.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $656.

A $656 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Kenosha County.

• $888 Tract 12
• $1,544 Tract 13

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$792–$1,188

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $1,455 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

71% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 70 homes permitted, 2017–2025
• 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 71% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2017–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.7% to the 3,506 homes here.

12–24

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 18% more than Wisconsin's.

$315,300

median home value in Somers.

• $315,300 Somers
• $266,500 Wisconsin
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year