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Greenfield is a small city of 37,345 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It's about 7 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 $261k and rent runs about $1k a month.
37,345people
$261kTypical home
$1,170/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
49"Snow
224Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,345
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,238 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 7 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $261k (≈$1,646/mo)
- Median rent $1,170/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,209 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to MKE airport
- 6 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 635 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 456 bars within 25 mi
- 289 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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