Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Germantown

A village of 20,962 people in Wisconsin
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Germantown

What’s happening this week

All posts →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Germantown.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Germantown

Explore places →

Outdoors in Germantown

Parks & trails →
Map of Germantown: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land1.3%287 of 21,891 acres
Trails9.0 mi0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1314 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

3

Know Germantown

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Germantown

Village in Washington County, Wisconsin
20,917Population
34.4 sq miArea

Germantown is a village in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 20,917 at the 2020 census. The village surrounds the Town of Germantown, and is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area.

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code53022
Area code262
Living in Germantown

Housing in Germantown

$438K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $438,000 in May 2026.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market49
Sale-to-list102.1%
Sold in May30
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in Germantown

—

Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Germantown's police department reported only 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Germantown 0.6
Wisconsin 2.9
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Germantown 11.2
Wisconsin 11.9
U.S. 17.7
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Schools in Germantown

All Germantown schools →
A−

School Grade A-

The public schools Germantown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 83% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#72Best public schoolsof 262 in WI
DistrictGermantown School DistrictSchools4

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WI. Ratings are from neighbors.

Famous people from GermantownWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Germantown.Meet them →

How things work in Germantown

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Germantown

Wisconsin · WI
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Germantown is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01