Hartford, WI vs Sussex, WI

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

MetricHartford, WISussex, WI
Population15,82112,066
Median Household Income$82,014$119,041
Median Rent$1,110/mo$1,369/mo
Median Home Value$297,100$430,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46%39.1%
Poverty Rate9%4.5%
Unemployment Rate2.8% (county)2.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k14337*
Property Crime Rate /100k635239*
Median AQI—41
Good AQI Days /yr—242
Summer Highs78°F81°F
Winter Lows12°F14°F
Snowfall36 in/yr54 in/yr
Avg Commute25.8 min24.6 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher1514.7
College Degree Rate28.8%51.2%
Foreign-Born %2.1%5.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.3%+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.