Greenfield, WI: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Greenfield is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 37,803 as of the 2020 census. Greenfield is one of many bedroom communities in the Milwaukee metropolitan area.

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How Greenfield ranks

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#125Most remote workers in WI #141Most affordable in WI #171Most educated in WI All WI rankings →

Town numbers

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Area code414

Living in Greenfield

Housing in Greenfield

$333K▲ 6.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Greenfield home is worth about $333,000, up 6.4% in a year, close to the Wisconsin typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market35

Sale-to-list104%

Sold in May32

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Safety in Greenfield

C

Safety Grade C

Greenfield reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 69% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Greenfield 1.1

Wisconsin 2.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Greenfield 22.1

Wisconsin 10.3

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Greenfield

Compared with Wisconsin

9better than WI

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.

Conditions 2▲ 10 close Habits 2▲ 2 close Care 3▲ 4 close Mind all close Everyday needs 2▲ 2 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

4.6%Fewer adults facing a utility shut-offWI 5.5% · better 8.3%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethWI 9.9% · better

Care nearby

West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis · 3 mi · ER

Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers-LaytonMilwaukee · 2.9 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · part of Greenfield

DentalShortage · part of Greenfield

Mental healthShortage · part of Greenfield

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Schools in Greenfield

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Greenfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictGreenfield School DistrictSchools11

Elm Dale Elementary B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 477 students Maple Grove Elementary CElementary · Grades PK–5 · 427 students Edgewood Elementary B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 325 students Glenwood Elementary C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 307 students St. Jacobi Evangelical Lutheran SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 229 students St. John the Evangelist SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 161 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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