Beloit Properties

Beloit, Wisconsin is a historic city located just above the Wisconsin border. Serviced by Interstate 39/90, the city provides easy access to Chicago, Illinois, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Madison, Wisconsin for those who need to commute. Populated by 36,633 people, Beloit is home to more than 88 industrial firms, 850 retail establishments, a minor league baseball team and Beloit College. The gorgeous Rock River runs along the City Center. The City’s Historical Society and the Hanchett-Barlett Homestead showcase Beloit’s proud history.

Real Estate
The Beloit housing market provides an array of homes for sale. Homes on the market include classic Cape Cods, five-bedroom houses, charming Colonials and river front Contemporaries. Home builders around the city are Preferred Homes, Eastwood Homes, Richards Construction and Natts Construction. The average price of a home in the Beloit area is $86,710 with the cost of living 21.40 percent lower than the U.S. average.

Amenities
The city of Beloit offers plenty of entertainment opportunities that the whole family can enjoy. The city has plenty of options from minor league baseball to historic places.

The Beloit Snappers are a minor league baseball team that provides sports entertainment. The Class A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins provides a great time at the ball park. The team’s season runs from April to early September.

Theater productions can be seen at the American Industrial Arts Gallery performed by the Wisconsin Theatreworks . The gallery provides a unique atmosphere to watch productions. Dinner theater is an option for each production.

The Beloit Angel Museum is known world-wide for its angel collection that includes the Berg Collection. Also, included of the more than 12,000 angels are 900 black angels donated by Oprah Winfrey. The museum has a Heavenly Treasures Gift Shop and A Taste of Heaven Café.

Enjoy a nice picnic after a tour of Beckman Mill. With more than 50-acres of land, the county park maintains a nature path, blacksmith and saw mill shop display and heritage garden. Visitors can also fish in the 17-acre mill pond.

For those who love fresh produce, the city has area apple orchards that generate award-winning ciders. Visitors can pick fresh apples and various seasonal fruits. The orchards sell apple pies, apple cider and jams and jelly.

History
Beloit has preserved much of its history with its Native American Indian Mounds, historic homes and city center buildings. In the early 1800s, Native Americans of the Winnebago tribe fled the area when Black Hawk and his tribe were being chased during the Black Hawk War. Among the men pursing the Native Americans was a private named Abraham Lincoln of General Atkinson’s platoon. The platoon made a camp in Beloit on July 1, 1832 during their pursuit.

In the 1820s, the first settler arrived in the Beloit area and traded with the Winnebago tribe. Early settlers were people from many European nationalities. A safe-haven on the Underground Railroad, Beloit saw a solid population of hard working African-Americans. Beloit’s history of diversity has generated a large and diverse population in the city.

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