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    Moving to Germantown, WI

    Is Germantown a good place to live?

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    Germantown ranks #7 of 36 Wisconsin cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (69/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.3% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $356,700
    +7.1% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,310
    per month
    Household income
    $104,337
    median
    Unemployment
    2.0%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Germantown

    The median home value in Germantown is $356,700 and median rent is $1,310 a month, against a median household income of $104,337. Homes cost about 3.4× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Germantown crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Wisconsin the 2025 rate was 245 violent and 1,033 property crimes per 100,000 people — #45 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Germantown, WI

    Germantown has about 20,940 residents, 2.0% unemployment and 33% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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