Sussex, WI vs Germantown, WI

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

MetricSussex, WIGermantown, WI
Population12,06620,962
Median Household Income$119,041$100,231
Median Rent$1,369/mo$1,355/mo
Median Home Value$430,600$373,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income39.1%50.4%
Poverty Rate4.5%4.9%
Unemployment Rate2.9% (county)2.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k37*48
Property Crime Rate /100k239*907
Median AQI41—
Good AQI Days /yr242—
Summer Highs81°F79°F
Winter Lows14°F14°F
Snowfall54 in/yr54 in/yr
Avg Commute24.6 min22.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.715.8
College Degree Rate51.2%47.4%
Foreign-Born %5.6%7.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+10.1%+0.6%

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.