Washington County · Wisconsin · Midwest · 21k residents
Germantown, WI: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Germantown: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Wisconsin median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,169/wk. Wisconsin's corporate income tax rate is 7.9%. Commercial electricity averages 12.6¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,169/wk
Corporate income tax
7.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
47.4%
Commercial electricity
12.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Germantown's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
16/100
Cooling
Ranks Germantown's jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $373,600 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $180 |
| Property tax rate | 1.61% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,220/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,329/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.17% |
| Sales tax | 5.7% |
| Corporate income tax | 7.9% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,169/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 47.4% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 29.2/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $123,730 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $97,360 |
| Wage: General manager | $125,490 |
| Wage: Customer service | $47,840 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $34,470 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $59,580 |
| Wage: Electrician | $77,800 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,410 |
| Cost of living index | 96 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $155/mo |
| Transit pass | $58/mo |
| Gas price | $3.05/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,150/mo |
| Median household income | $100,231 |
| Unemployment rate | 3% |
| Population | 21k |
| Crime index | 38/100 |
| School rating | 6.7/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 68/100 |
| Avg. commute | 22 min |
| Sunny days / year | 190 days |
| July high | 81°F |
| January low | 11°F |
| Annual snowfall | 54 in |
| Home price YoY | +6.6% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.8% |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | 747 mi |
| Big lake | 18 mi |
| Mountains | 414 mi |
| Major airport | 22 mi |
| Ski resort | 139 mi |
Popular comparisons
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Real listings in Germantown
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- Is Germantown a good place to run a business?
- Wisconsin's corporate income tax rate is 7.9%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,169/wk; commercial electricity averages 12.6¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Germantown, WI?
- Germantown indexes at 96 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,329/mo and a acs median home value of $373,600.
- How much does a house cost in Germantown?
- The acs median home value in Germantown is $373,600 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Germantown?
- A two-bedroom in Germantown rents for about $1,329/mo.