Sussex, WI vs Brookfield, WI

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

MetricSussex, WIBrookfield, WI
Population12,06641,273
Median Household Income$119,041$129,548
Median Rent$1,369/mo$1,886/mo
Median Home Value$430,600$443,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income39.1%35.4%
Poverty Rate4.5%3.2%
Unemployment Rate2.9% (county)3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k37*63
Property Crime Rate /100k239*796
Median AQI4141
Good AQI Days /yr242242
Summer Highs81°F79°F
Winter Lows14°F15°F
Snowfall54 in/yr40 in/yr
Avg Commute24.6 min20.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.715.7
College Degree Rate51.2%64.3%
Foreign-Born %5.6%11.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+10.1%0.0%

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.