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Germantown is a small city of 20,962 people in Washington County, Wisconsin. It's about 14 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $374k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,962people
$374kTypical home
$1,355/moRent
81° / 27°Summer / winter
54"Snow
220Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,962
- Part of a metro area
- About 610 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 14 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $374k (≈$2,356/mo)
- Median rent $1,355/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (432 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MKE airport
- 23 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 856 ft
- 634 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,068 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 419 bars within 25 mi
- 268 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+36 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk