The Town of Delafield is a rural community on Pewaukee Lake
Deep in Waukesha County's Lake Country, the Town of Delafield rolls over the wooded hillsides around Pewaukee Lake. People move out here for easy access to outdoor recreation, whether they prefer exploring hiking trails in Kettle Moraine State Forest, boating and fishing in scattered lakes and ponds, maintaining memberships at golf clubs or enjoying riverfront shopping in the neighboring city of Delafield. You might live in this rural community seasonally, but there are also enough highly rated school districts and convenient big-box stores to keep you around year-round. Interstate 94 keeps you connected to the fast-paced cities of southern Wisconsin, but life in the Town of Delafield moves at the slower pace of bikes along scenic hiking trails and kayaks skimming across the water.
The Town of Delafield is a quiet suburb surrounded by green space.
Find a home right on the water in the Town of Delafield.
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Lakefront estates and smaller homes in Waukesha County
Subdivisions of single-family homes and condos spiral around golf courses, wooded areas and the shores of Pewaukee Lake throughout the Town of Delafield. Buyers can find everything from simple cottages built around the midcentury to grand New Traditional houses built since the 2020s. The sizes and luxury levels of homes range widely in the Town of Delafield, as do housing prices. Landlocked ranch-style homes and Cape Cods can start in the lower $400,000s, but contemporary waterfront estates can sell for well over $5 million. Condos can go from the mid-$500,000s to around $1.3 million. “The town definitely has lower taxes than the city, which has more services and higher taxes," says Beth Jaworski, a Realtor with Shorewest Realtors. Local HOAs cover many municipal services, and monthly fees vary widely depending on the kinds of maintenance and recreation amenities your association provides.
Newly constructed homes can be found around town.
You will find Delafield between Nagawaukee and Pewaukee Lakes.
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Outdoor recreation on lakes, golf courses and trails
Getting out on the water is what residents of the Town of Delafield love most. “Pewaukee Lake is known as ‘party lake’ because there are a lot of speedboats and waterskiing, and a lot of people just having fun,” Jaworski says. When you're not launching boats from private docks or launches at Naga-Waukee Park, you might explore:
The Lapham Peak Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest, where hiking trails lead to an observation tower at the highest point in Waukesha County
Western Lakes Golf Club & Event Venue, home to a private 18-hole championship golf course
Naga-Waukee War Memorial Golf Course, a public option for golf enthusiasts
The Lake Country Trail, a local path that links to other hiking and biking trails like the 1,200-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail
The Sports Commons, a more typical community park with athletic fields, a skate park and a playground
Top-rated public schools serve different parts of town
The Town of Delafield is served by a handful of school districts. The Kettle Moraine School District serves a large southern portion of the community and scores an A from Niche. Students in the northern part of town are in either the Hartland-Lake Country School District or the Lake Country School District before attending Arrowhead Union High School, all of which are highly rated. A very small portion of the Town of Delafield is served by the School District of Waukesha, which gets an A-minus overall. You can look into out-of-district, private and charter options through Wisconsin's school choice programs.
Getting around Lake Country on I-94 or on trails
Interstate 94 provides a direct route to both Milwaukee and Madison, which are about 25 miles and 60 miles away, respectively. Waukesha, the county seat, is only around 10 miles away, home to the nearest major hospital and other employment and municipal hubs. Most people drive to get around this rural region, but you can hike or bike along scenic routes like the Glacial Drumlin State Trail, Ice Age National Scenic Trail and Lake Country Trail.
Rural businesses and shopping plazas between Delafield and Waukesha
Locally owned restaurants show up in the countryside and on the lakefront throughout the Town of Delafield. Sunset Grill Pewaukee is a staple for pub grub and live music with lake views. You can pick up seasonal produce and eggs from The Farmstand at Gwenyn Hill. There are big-box and grocery stores like Target, Walmart, Home Depot and Albrecht's Sentry Foods in shopping plazas at the intersection of state Route 83 and I-94. For more walkable shopping and dining areas, you can head into downtown Delafield or Waukesha.
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