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For most people who can afford it, yes. Germantown grades A− overall, 126th of 357 graded towns in Wisconsin. The median household earns $100K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 86% of the country and its public schools beat 79% of Wisconsin towns on state tests and graduation. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $456K for a typical one and 5.8 times the Milwaukee metro’s $78K median household income. 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Germantown, above both Wisconsin’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). Germantown has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Christian Turck House and Christ Evangelical Church.
Where Germantown beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Germantown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 255 in 1930, 20,917 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1862 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Germantown. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
18 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
17 mi MuseumNature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin
18 mi MuseumHarley-Davidson Museum300K visitors a year
15 mi Zoo & aquariumMilwaukee County ZooFiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin: The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harley-Davidson Museum: Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Milwaukee County Zoo: Awkwafaba, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Germantown, 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 Germantown.
Germantown is safe by national standards but not by Wisconsin’s and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
28% of Germantown adults feel lonely. Germantown beats the Wisconsin average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of Germantown adults report frequent mental distress.
| Germantown | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Germantown | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 12.1% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Germantown School District. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Germantown High, with 1,288 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 865 | B+ |
| Germantown HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,288 | B+ |
| County Line ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 496 | 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. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Germantown since 1997.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical home values rose 5% in the year to September 2026. The median rent in Germantown is $1,355 a month.
| Germantown | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,355 a month | $1,076 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
9.0 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Homestead Hollow County Park, 101 acres with 2.8 miles of trail.
| Germantown | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Homestead Hollow County Park | 2.8 mi | 101 |
| 2. Friedenfeld Park | 1.3 mi | 52 |
| 3. Alt Bauer Park | 0.9 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
January nights average 12.5°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 93% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 81.6°.
Germantown has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Germantown’s January low is 13°F. About 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Germantown | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 13°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Germantown for work: only 12% work in town. Jobs based in Germantown grew to 13,857 in 2023, 2,883 more than in 2013. 19% of workers work from home in Germantown.
| Germantown | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 8.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 14.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 51% of Wisconsin’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 329 to 201 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
9 within 15 miles of the center of Germantown
About 5 of every 100 Germantown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
3 places in Germantown on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Washington County, Wisconsin
Germantown is a village in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 20,917 at the 2020 census. The village surrounds the Town of Germantown, and is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with Germantown.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germantown · Germantown | #126 | A− | C− | B | A− | A |
| Menomonee Falls | #46 | A | C− | A− | A | A− |
| Richfield | #93 | A− | C− | — | A− | A |
| Milwaukee | #357 | D− | C+ | D− | D− | D |
| Jackson | #84 | A | C | — | A− | A− |
Richfield and Jackson report no FBI crime data of their own. Germantown and Germantown are one community, graded once. Compare Germantown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Germantown grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #126 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades A for health, B for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
2 notable people were born here, including Henry V. Schwalbach and John F. Schwalbach.
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