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Greendale is a big small town of 14,594 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It's about 9 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,594people
$314kTypical home
$1,252/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
49"Snow
224Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,594
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,622 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 9 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,981/mo)
- Median rent $1,252/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,084 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to MKE airport
- 5 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 810 ft
- 635 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 478 bars within 25 mi
- 287 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Milwaukee County: D+38 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk