Greendale is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 14,854 at the 2020 census. Greendale is located southwest of Milwaukee and is a part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. A planned community, it was established by the US government during the Great Depression.

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How Greendale ranks

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#66Most educated in WI #84Best schools in WI #122Most remote workers in WI All WI rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code53129

Area code414

Living in Greendale

Housing in Greendale

$391K▲ 5.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Greendale home is worth about $391,000, up 5.5% in a year, 15% above the Wisconsin typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market32

Sale-to-list106.2%

Sold in May14

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Safety in Greendale

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Safety Grade B+

Greendale reports less crime per resident than 65% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Greendale 0.5

Wisconsin 2.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Greendale 9.3

Wisconsin 10.3

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Greendale

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School Grade B+

The public schools Greendale’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 70% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#84Best public schoolsof 262 in WI

DistrictGreendale School DistrictSchools8

Canterbury Elementary AElementary · Grades K–5 · 350 students Highland View Elementary B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 336 students College Park Elementary A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 273 students Greendale Middle BMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 617 students Greendale High B+High · Grades 9–12 · 882 students Time 4 Learning Charter SchoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 88 students

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.

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