Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Few places in the country grade higher. De Pere earns an A+, ranked 12th of 357 in Wisconsin. The median household earns $85K, its schools rank ahead of 85% of Wisconsin towns, and it reports less crime per resident than 80% of U.S. towns. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in cost of living. Its National Register listings include North Broadway Street Historic District and De Pere Public Library. De Pere’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, below both the Wisconsin town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). De Pere is home to Saint Norbert College.
Where De Pere beats most towns.
North Broadway Street Historic District| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood Elementary | PK–4 | 623 |
| Susie C Altmayer Elementary | PK–4 | 525 |
| Dickinson Elementary | PK–4 | 523 |
Census counts: 508 in 1860, 25,410 in 2020. The archive holds 52 old photos and papers going back to 1879 and 4 maps from 1954 on.
19 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far De Pere is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in De Pere, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in De Pere.
De Pere has seen reported crime fall by about half and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
Its public schools are run by the De Pere School District. Three of its 14 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foxview IntermediateLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 673 | A |
| De Pere HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,466 | B |
| Susie C Altmayer ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 525 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in De Pere.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes fell from 208 to 100 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 12 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
De Pere’s property crime rate is 3.5 per 1,000 residents.
| De Pere | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.5 per 1,000 residents | 6.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
De Pere beats the Wisconsin average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of De Pere adults sleep under 7 hours.
| De Pere | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | De Pere | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.7% | 3.4% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74.9% | 77.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4.1 miles of trail in 20 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Southwest Park, at 116 acres.
| De Pere | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Voyageur Park | 0.9 mi | 22 |
| 2. Southwest Park | 0.7 mi | 116 |
| 3. VFW Park | 0.6 mi | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical De Pere home is worth about $409,000, up 5.1% in a year, 21% above the Wisconsin typical home. 32% of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent in De Pere.
| De Pere | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 32% | 39% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,053 a month | $1,080 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Green Bay weather station, 5 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 161 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 76% of Wisconsin places with climate records. January nights average 10.9°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 81% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 80.5°.
De Pere has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in De Pere is 81°F. About 56 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| De Pere | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 81°F | 82°F | 85°F |
| January low | 11°F | 11°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave De Pere for work: only 15% work in town. Since 2013, De Pere has added 3,692 jobs, to 17,586 in 2023. The top destinations are Green Bay (22%), Ashwaubenon (14%) and Appleton (3%).
| De Pere | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (38% statewide). 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| De Pere | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.3 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.9 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| De Pere | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.6% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.9% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.2% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.4% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around De Pere. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
5 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
33 mi LakeLake Winnebago
4 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
9 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement Park
31 mi MuseumUSS CobiaLambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
5 within 15 miles of the center of De Pere
About 12 of every 100 De Pere residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
19 places in De Pere on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in De Pere.
City in Wisconsin, United States
De Pere ( di-PEER) is a city in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. The city is part of the Green Bay metropolitan area, and its population was 25,410 at the 2020 census. What is now De Pere is located on the ancestral homeland of the Menominee people. By the 17th century, the site was home to a multi-tribal settlement of several thousand people. It became a center of European missionary activity, and growth after colonization was driven by paper production.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with De Pere.
At #12 in WI, it grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Lawrence (A−) comes closest.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Pere | #12 | A+ | B− | A− | A | A− |
| Ledgeview | #127 | A− | C | — | A | B+ |
| Ashwaubenon | #200 | B | B− | C+ | B | B |
| Lawrence | #125 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
| Rockland | — | — | C | — | A | A− |
| Allouez | #235 | B− | B− | — | D | A− |
Rockland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Ledgeview, Lawrence, Rockland and Allouez report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare De Pere with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. De Pere grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #12 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades A− for health, A− for safety and A for schools.
That is 5.2 years of the area's median household income ($79,267 across the Green Bay, WI metro area).
7 notable people were born here, including Robert J. Havighurst and Terry Meeuwsen.
