Reviews & Comments
West Bend, WI
Great Place to Raise a Family -
3/23/2006West Bend is a great small town that is growing fairly rapidly. If you are looking for a wonderful place to raise a family this is it! West Bend is pretty, has nice parks, good schools, low crime and lots of family activities.
Some of the activities we have enjoyed over the years with our kids: Swimming at Regner park, hiking nearby trails, biking Riverside Park, going to the YMCA, strawberry picking in the summer, 4th of July Parade, Duck Races at the park, apple picking in the fall, going to pumpkin farms, ice skating, sledding,Boy Scouting, Girl Scouting, different league sports like Little League, attending the county fair, snow boarding. The people in West Bend are friendly and when we moved here 13 years ago, we made many new friends. Many of the parents make a point of getting to know each other, which is nice now that our children are teens. I'm sure there are drugs in the area, like another person wrote, but there are plenty of activities for teens to get involved in that don't revolve around drugs. I expect that my kids may not live here right away after they graduate from College, because I'll admit there is not a whole lot of excitement for someone single and in their 20's. But I know of many who have returned when it's time to start a family.