THE MUSKEGO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Kettle Moraines setting.
Muskego city has 31.6 square miles of land in Waukesha County. Its Census reference point is in Kettle Moraines, within Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains.
Glacial till plains support a transition between hardwood forest, oak savanna and prairie landscapes. Rolling farmland and woodland reflect this meeting of ecological regions in southeastern Wisconsin.
Regional context: Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Muskego and Waukesha County
Muskego is associated with Waukesha County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Muskego by land and water
The Census records 4.37 square miles of water within Muskego, or 12.2% of its total area. It is 6.8 percentage points higher than the 5.3% recorded for Waukesha County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Muskego city has 4.6 times the land area of nearby Wind Lake CDP (6.91 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

