Brookfield, WI vs Sussex, WI

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBrookfield, WISussex, WI
Population41,27312,066
Median Household Income$129,548$119,041
Median Rent$1,886/mo$1,369/mo
Median Home Value$443,900$430,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income35.4%39.1%
Poverty Rate3.2%4.5%
Unemployment Rate3%2.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k6337*
Property Crime Rate /100k796239*
Median AQI4141
Good AQI Days /yr242242
Summer Highs79°F81°F
Winter Lows15°F14°F
Snowfall40 in/yr54 in/yr
Avg Commute20.7 min24.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.714.7
College Degree Rate64.3%51.2%
Foreign-Born %11.6%5.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)0.0%+10.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Sussex (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.