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For most people who can afford it, yes. Menomonee Falls grades A overall, 46th among Wisconsin's 357 graded towns. The median household earns $100K. Its public schools beat 86% of Wisconsin towns on state tests and graduation and residents are healthier than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $437K, 5.6 years of the Milwaukee metro’s $78K median household income. Its National Register listings include Main Street Historic District and Menomonee Falls City Hall. 48% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Menomonee Falls, above both the Wisconsin town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Menomonee County Park, at 391 acres with 8.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Menomonee Falls beats most towns.
Miller-Davidson House| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Early Learning Center | PK–2 | 526 |
| Marcy Elementary | K–4 | 488 |
| Shady Lane Elementary | PK–2 | 461 |
Census counts: 366 in 1880, 38,527 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1858 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
21 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Menomonee Falls is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Menomonee Falls. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
14 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
13 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
13 mi MuseumNature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin
14 mi MuseumHarley-Davidson Museum300K visitors a year
10 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 Menomonee Falls, 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 Menomonee Falls.
Menomonee Falls reports less crime than Brookfield or any other graded neighbor, draws workers from Milwaukee and beyond and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
23 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves. Menomonee Falls’ trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Menomonee Falls | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Menomonee County Park | 8.5 mi | 391 |
| 2. Rivers Edge Park | 0.8 mi | 37 |
| 3. Willowood Park | 0.3 mi | 170 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $437K.
Its public schools are run by the Menomonee Falls School District. Three of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 804 | B+ |
| Menomonee Falls HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,261 | B+ |
| Marcy ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 488 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
31,552 jobs are based in Menomonee Falls, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Menomonee Falls for work: only 14% work in town. The average trip to work in Menomonee Falls is 21 minutes. The top destinations are Milwaukee (22%), Wauwatosa (8%) and Brookfield (6%).
| Menomonee Falls | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
20% of Menomonee Falls adults have been diagnosed with depression. Menomonee Falls beats the Wisconsin average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 33% of Menomonee Falls adults have obesity.
| Menomonee Falls | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Menomonee Falls | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 12.1% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A− tops all 4 graded towns on its borders; Brookfield (B+) comes closest. Reported crimes fell from 338 to 221 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 44 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Menomonee Falls.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical home values rose 5.1% in the year to September 2026.
| Menomonee Falls | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,313 a month | $1,076 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 74% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 13°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 95% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 81.8°.
Menomonee Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. About 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Menomonee Falls | 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
16 within 15 miles of the center of Menomonee Falls
About 4 of every 100 Menomonee Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Where Menomonee Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
21 places in Menomonee Falls on the National Register of Historic Places.
16 notable people were born in Menomonee Falls.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Menomonee Falls is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 38,527 at the 2020 census, making it the most-populous village in Wisconsin. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The Fortune 500 retailer Kohl's is headquartered in the village.
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8 towns share a border with Menomonee Falls.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menomonee Falls | #46 | A | C− | A− | A | A− |
| Lannon | — | — | A− | — | A | A− |
| Milwaukee | #357 | D− | C+ | D− | D− | D |
| Lisbon | — | — | B+ | — | A+ | — |
| Butler | — | — | B− | C | A | B− |
| Germantown | #126 | A− | C− | B | A− | A |
| Brookfield | #40 | A | D | B+ | A | A |
| Brookfield | #146 | B+ | D | — | A− | A |
Lannon and Butler have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lannon, Lisbon and Brookfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Lisbon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Menomonee Falls with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Menomonee Falls grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #46 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades A− for health, A− 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−.
16 notable people were born here, including Jessica Szohr and Richard Riehle.
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