West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area.
The community was named after Allis-Chalmers, which opened a plant here before the village incorporated.
West Allis is truly a community woven together with many important values. It exemplifies an American community with strong principles of family and work. Citizens of West Allis treasure their homes and continuously work to maintain them along with improving their neighborhoods. Businesses prosper and provide employment for residents as well as for the larger metropolitan area. As West Allis moves toward the future, it continues to be the best place to live, work and operate a business.
West Allis is a robust community. Large tracts of idle industrial property have been redeveloped into business parks, retail centers and multi-family housing. New, cleaner, service-oriented businesses have moved into West Allis. Quad/Graphics, First Data Processing, Sullivan Dental, Poblocki and Sons Inc., C&H Distributors, Inc., represent successful dynamic and growing industries that have established a corporate residence in West Allis. Businesses prosper and provide employment for residents as well as for the larger metropolitan area.
Established in approximately 1919, the West Allis Farmers' Market has been a source of fine fresh produce for generations of families. Many community members have made a tradition of bringing their children and friends to the Market. You too will meet neighbors and friends who shop at one of the largest and oldest, established Farmers' Markets in Southeastern Wisconsin. One reason that the West Allis Market shines above the rest is that all the farmers at the market have to raise what they sell. If you want only the freshest produce grown in Wisconsin, shop the West Allis Farmers' Market.
Students attend West Allis/West Milwaukee School District. At the primary level the student/teacher ratio is 15. While, at the secondary level the student/teacher ratio is 18. 48% of graduates plan on attending college.
Recreation in West Allis is plentiful. There are a wide variety of special interest groups from professional organizations to fun clubs.
West Allis offers excellent municipal services, a fine school system, scenic parks and is home of the Wisconsin State Fair Park. The city is an American community with strong principles of family and work. West Allis is a recipient of many municipal awards for being a well-run community and providing a full range of quality services.
Housing Cost
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $166,892
Demographics
Population in July 2007: 59,763. West Allis covers 11.3 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 730 feet above sea level.
Zip codes: 53227
Weather
West Allis, WI climate is warm during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 70's and very cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 20's.
The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 81.90 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 12.70 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be fairly limited during summer with a difference that can reach 16 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 14 degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at West Allis is 33.86 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is August with an average rainfall of 3.93 Inches.
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