178 years in pictures
The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1969 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1848Greenville is founded
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

The best of Greenville’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A− for schools and cost of living; the weakest is a C for walkability. Only 17 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score higher on incomes. Greenville has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Greenville State Bank. Greenville has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Where Greenville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville Elementary | PK–4 | 605 |
| North Greenville Elementary | PK–4 | 423 |
| Immanuel Lutheran School | PK–8 | 359 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Greenville is from typical.
Greenville has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1969 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenville, 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 Greenville.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Hortonville Area School District. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 754 | A− |
| North Greenville ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 423 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
The typical Greenville home is worth about $474,000, up 0.8% in a year, 41% above the Wisconsin typical home. 91% of Greenville households own their home, above both the Wisconsin town median (74%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
| Greenville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,214 a month | $1,076 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Greenville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 81°F, Greenville’s July high is close to Wisconsin’s towns (82°F) and below U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 28% of residents (21% statewide). 43% of Greenville adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Greenville has grown 5.5% since 2020, to 13,388 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Greenville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.4 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 57% are men (WI 49%). Median age: women 39.2, men 39.5.
| Greenville | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.6% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.6% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.3% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.8% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.2% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.4% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Most working residents leave Greenville for work: only 10% work in town. Greenville’s median household income is $118,000. Since 2013, Greenville has added 591 jobs, to 7,783 in 2023.
| Greenville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $118,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.7% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 17% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
15 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Greenville Sports Complex, at 77 acres.
| Greenville | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jennerjohn Park | 0.6 mi | 25 |
| 2. Greenville Sports Complex | 0.4 mi | 77 |
| 3. Greenville Lions Park | 0.2 mi | 61 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
20 mi LakeLake Winnebago
29 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
28 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
21 mi MuseumEAA Aviation Museum
33 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement ParkLambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Greenville
About 3 of every 100 Greenville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
3 places in Greenville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Greenville is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. It is one of 18 communities that form the basis of the Fox Cities, the third largest metropolitan area in Wisconsin. The population was 12,687 in 2020.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
4 towns share a border with Greenville.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | — | — | A− | — | A− | — |
| Dale | #169 | B+ | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Clayton | #140 | A− | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Grand Chute | #267 | B− | C+ | D | C | A− |
| Ellington | #132 | A− | B | — | A− | B+ |
Greenville, Dale, Clayton and Ellington report no FBI crime data of their own. Greenville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Greenville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Greenville has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.