Life in Paris centers on clean energy and the calm countryside
Despite sharing a name with Paris, France, one of the most densely populated cities in Europe, Paris, Wisconsin, is about as rural and sprawling as it gets. The town in Kenosha County is home to fewer than 1,400 people, with about 40 residents per square mile. Only a few decades ago, agricultural and dairy farms filled the area. While some remain, Paris has taken on a different type of farming – it's rounding up energy from the sun. Paris Solar Park started generating energy in 2024, with more than 500,000 rotating panels on rolling hills, prairies and former farms. The 200-megawatt solar farm generates enough energy to power 60,000 homes. The no-stoplight town has little else outside the energy park, but its quiet, rural atmosphere attracts those seeking a slow-paced life.
Grain silos and farmland reflect Paris’s deep agricultural roots.
The Paris Solar Farm features nearly 500,000 solar panels.
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Cottages, ranch-style homes and farmhouses on many acres
Unlike in surrounding areas where land is bought or sold for new housing developments, the land available in Paris is predominantly for commercial and industrial use. Instead of in subdivisions, homes in Paris are along county roads backed by farms and forests. Ranch-style houses and cottages from the early 1900s range between $280,000 and $450,000. Limited Colonial Revivals and farmhouses with acres of tilled land or trees range between $670,000 and $1 million.
Ranch-style homes in Paris still provide plenty of space to grow.
A farmhouse style home in Paris, Wisconsin is surrounded by gardens and wide, sunny lawns.
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Students join academic bowls and other learning-based clubs
Children living in Paris attend either Paris School or Union Grove Elementary for prekindergarten through eighth grade. They are rated A-minus and B-minus by Niche, respectively. Paris School offers advanced learning opportunities and education-based clubs from third through eighth grade, including science immersion classes, an academic bowl and a robotics competition team. Most students are zoned to attend Westosha Central High, but those living in the area's northwesternmost corner are assigned to Union Grove High. Both earn a B-minus. Students can apply to attend schools outside their district through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's open enrollment program.
Paris Consolidated Elementary School serves children in grades PK-8.
Union Grove Elementary School is part of Union Grove Joint No. 1 School District.
Central High School has an overall Niche grade of B plus.
Union Grove High School serves students in grades nine through twelve.
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Drag races close to home and green spaces are a short drive away
Paris does not have traditional parks, but green spaces with sports courts and fields, walking trails and playgrounds are nearby in Union Grove , Paddock Lake and Pleasant Prairie . Paris is home to Great Lakes Dragaway, a drag-racing track that has been open to the public since 1955. Races run from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Families gather at School Yard Park in Union Grove for the Summer Music in the Park series.
Golfers can play a round at Bristol Oaks Golf Club, a popular spot to tee off.
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Paris has few amenities, but is close to big-box shopping
One of only two restaurants in Paris, The Red Oak Restaurant uses local and seasonal ingredients for its upscale dishes and cocktails. Kenosha County and Milwaukee County artists have their work displayed and for sale throughout the restaurant. The nearest grocery store is Piggly Wiggly in Union Grove, and many restaurants, including fast-food chains, are southeast at the intersection of Interstate 94 and 75th Street. Woodman's Food Market, Target and Costco are some anchoring big-box stores along 75th Street.
The Red Oak Restaurant in Bristol is a close dining option for Paris residents.
Piggly Wiggly stocks fresh produce and local grocery staples.
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Two large Wisconsin cities are a reasonable commute away
Wisconsin State Highway 142 and U.S. Route 45 intersect in Paris, and I-94 runs along the eastern border. Milwaukee is about 35 miles north via the interstate. Kenosha , the state's fourth-most populated city, is just a few miles east. Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport is about 30 miles away, and the nearest hospitals, Aurora Medical Center Kenosha and Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital, are along Wisconsin State Highway 50.
Milwaukee’s Mitchell Airport is the closest major airport to Paris.
Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant is the closest hospital to Paris, just 7 miles east.
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