Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Greenbush’s best subject grades are an A− for incomes and the outdoors and an A for history; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 33 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on walkability. 24% of the land in Greenbush is conserved, above both Wisconsin’s towns (3.8%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Kettle Moraine State Forest, 5,798 acres with 38.8 miles of trail. On history, just 47 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do better. Greenbush has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Greenbush beats most towns.
1,534 counted in 2010 and 1,903 in 2020; an estimated 2,235 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Greenbush is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenbush, 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 Greenbush.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOC: Kettle Moraine Correctional Institu tionLargest public high schoolGrades 12 | Grades 12 | 34 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Greenbush for work: only 2% work in town. 1.9% of Greenbush residents live below the poverty line, against 6.4% in Wisconsin’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Greenbush has lost 59 jobs, to 516 in 2023.
| Greenbush | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
41 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Greenbush is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kettle Moraine State Forest | 38.8 mi | 5,798 |
| 2. Wade House Historic Site | 1 mi | 149 |
| 3. Sheboygan Marsh State Wildlife Area | — | 976 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Greenbush home is worth about $421,000, up 6.7% in a year, 25% above the Wisconsin typical home. 91% of households own their home in Greenbush.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Greenbush has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Greenbush’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Greenbush beats the Wisconsin average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 21% of Greenbush adults binge drink.
| Greenbush | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 10% | 14% |
| What stands out | Greenbush | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.3% | 5.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenbush. Close and well known come first.
23 mi LakeLake Winnebago
31 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
20 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State Forest
in town MuseumWade House Historic Site
28 mi MuseumEAA Aviation Museum
20 mi Theme parkBlue Harbor ResortLake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wade House Historic Site: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Blue Harbor Resort: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
1 within 15 miles of the center of Greenbush
About 4 of every 100 Greenbush residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Where Greenbush’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Greenbush on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Greenbush is an unincorporated town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,903 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The census-designated place of Greenbush is located in the town. The unincorporated community of German Corners is also located in the town. Greenbush hosts the Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution.
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6 towns share a border with Greenbush.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbush | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Glenbeulah | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plymouth | #172 | B+ | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Forest | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Russell | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchell | — | — | C | — | B+ | B |
| Rhine | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
Greenbush, Mitchell and Rhine have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Greenbush, Plymouth, Mitchell and Rhine report no FBI crime data of their own. Glenbeulah, Forest and Russell aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Greenbush with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 5.8 years of the area's median household income ($73,094 across the Sheboygan, WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
