Germantown, WI vs Sussex, WI

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

MetricGermantown, WISussex, WI
Population20,96212,066
Median Household Income$100,231$119,041
Median Rent$1,355/mo$1,369/mo
Median Home Value$373,600$430,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.4%39.1%
Poverty Rate4.9%4.5%
Unemployment Rate2.8% (county)2.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k4837*
Property Crime Rate /100k907239*
Median AQI—41
Good AQI Days /yr—242
Summer Highs79°F81°F
Winter Lows14°F14°F
Snowfall54 in/yr54 in/yr
Avg Commute22.8 min24.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.814.7
College Degree Rate47.4%51.2%
Foreign-Born %7.6%5.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.6%+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.