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A village of 6,459 people in Wisconsin
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Conserved land3.6%74 of 2,086 acres
Trails0.2 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves111 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Elm Grove

Village in Wisconsin, United States
6,513Population
3.3 sq miArea
748 ftElevation

Elm Grove is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,524 at the 2020 census. Elm Grove was named as America's best suburb by Business Insider in October 2014.

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Housing in Elm Grove

$697K▲ 6.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Elm Grove home is worth about $697,000, up 6.3% in a year, 105% above the Wisconsin typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market24
Sale-to-list111.2%
Sold in May7
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Safety Grade A

Elm Grove reports less crime per resident than 89% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Elm Grove 0.2
Wisconsin 2.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Elm Grove 5.2
Wisconsin 10.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Elm Grove’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#14Best public schoolsof 262 in WI
DistrictElmbrook School DistrictSchools3

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