Watertown, WI vs Richfield, WI

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

MetricWatertown, WIRichfield, WI
Population22,77411,755
Median Household Income$70,107$143,963
Median Rent$1,052/mo$1,388/mo
Median Home Value$222,100$503,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)—97
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income39.6%0%
Poverty Rate9.9%4.8%
Unemployment Rate2.9% (county)2.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k16952*
Property Crime Rate /100k559281*
Median AQI40—
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs80°F81°F
Winter Lows14°F14°F
Snowfall37 in/yr54 in/yr
Avg Commute24.6 min28 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.313
College Degree Rate18.2%52.3%
Foreign-Born %3%1.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.2%+0.3%

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 Richfield (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.