Three Lakes is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Three Lakes’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Three Lakes has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Three Lakes has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Three Lakes than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Three Lakes may be for you.
Three Lakes is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Three Lakes, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.97% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
Being a small town, Three Lakes does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Three Lakes is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.91% of adults in Three Lakes have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Three Lakes in 2018 was $36,974, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,896 for a family of four. However, Three Lakes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Three Lakes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Three Lakes residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Three Lakes include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Three Lakes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Slavic languages.
