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Germantown Wisconsin
A nice place to live
Population: 20,100
Median home price (2006): $179,364
Average property taxes (2006): $4,572

Financial
City statsBest places avg.
Median family income
(per year)
$80,120$90,316
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted)
$79,801$82,867
Sales tax5.60%6.74%
State income tax rate
(highest bracket)
6.75%I6.38%
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket)
4.60%I2.74%
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state)
$1,605$2,121
Job growth %
(2000-2006)
12.39%13.41%
Housing
City statsBest places average
Median home price$179,3642$359,352
Average property taxes
(2006)
$4,572$3,585

Education
City statsBest places average
Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles)
1529
Junior colleges and
technical institutes (within 30 miles)
618
Test scores reading
(% above/below state average)
16.7%20.1%
Test scores math
(% above/below average)
27.0%24.8%
% students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits)
92.2/7.891.1/8.9
Quality of life
City statsBest places average
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good)
97.3%77.3%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000)013
Property crime incidents (per 1,000)19206
Median commute time
(in minutes)
19.823.1
% population with commute
45 mins. or longer
5.8%15.6%
% population walk or bike to work1.1%2.7%
Leisure and culture
City statsBest places average
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles)
3130
Restaurants
(within 15 miles)
2,0612,899
Bars
(within 15 miles)
749287
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles)
96125
Libraries
(within 15 miles)
5671
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles)
211
Ski Resorts (within 100 miles)2317
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts)11
Weather
City statsBest places average
Annual rainfall
(inches)
33.4540.18
% clear days in the area2528
High temp in July ° F80.2°86.1°
Low temp in Jan ° F8.1°24.0°
Health*
City statsBest places average
Has health plan
(% of residents)
90.7%90.5%
Body mass index (avg. for residents)2727
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed)
7.3%9.3%
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed)
25.8%30.6%
Elder-care facilities**103107
Meet the neighbors
City statsBest places average
Median age37.436.8
Completed at least some college
(% of residents)
65.5%72.4%
Married64.6%60.8%
Divorced9.6%8.0%
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)
19.259.2
Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign, household avg. per year)
$7,575$8,250



City hall and Libary

How about a game of golf!

Germantown High School

A Large business park. So you can work close to home

Enjoy on eof the 10 parks in Germantown Wisconsin

Planning a wedding or get together. Why not rent the park.
If you like what you see and would like to look at a new home here call
Debby at homestead Realty Milwaukee Wi 414-403-0675Homes for sale

Germantown Wisconsin has four elementary schools, Amy Belle, County Line Mac Arthur Rockfield. One Middle School Kennedy Middle School and one High School Germantwon High School. These school service the following community areas: Germantown, Richfield, Colgate, Polk and Jackson.

School District: Total Property value, Tax Levy Rate History, Tax on Home

Market Value (eaualized
of all taxable property
within District Boundaries
Fiscal (1) & (2) Percent
year Equalized Value Change

1999-2000 $1,564,773,273 7.97%
2000-2001 $1,664,556,938 6.38%
2001-2002 $1,881,495,225 13.03%
2002-2003 $1,994,701,909 6.02%
2003-2004 $2,195,517,240 10.07%
2004-2005 $2,375,166,733 8.18%
2005-2006 $2,589,549,389 9.03%
2006-2007 $2,831,236,945 9.33%

Proposed Estimate
2007-2008 $2,972,798,792 5.00%

Approximate School Tax on Home
with Market Value of $250,000
Fiscal Property
Year Tax Levy Equalized (2) Precent
All Funds Tax Rate Equalized Value Change

1999-2000 $20,668,524 $13.21 $3,302.50 .61%
2000-2001 $20,466,756 $12.30 $3,075.00 -6.89%
2001-2002 $20,739,696 $11.02 $2,755.00 -10.41%
2002-2003 $23,228,915 $11.65 $2,912.50 5.72%
2003-2004 $24,404,271 $11.12 $2,780.00 -4.55%
2004-2005 $25,046,060 $10.54 $2,635.00 -5.22%
2005-2006 $25,550,006 $ 9.87 $2,467.50 -6.36%
2006-2007 $25,297,734 $ 8.94 $2,234.00 -9.46%

Proposed Estimate Change
2007-2008 $26,100,821 $ 8.78 $2,195.00 -1.74%

Fact and figures were published on mailer from Germantown School Distric 2007 Annual Financial Report to Citizens.

Budget & Business office
Germantown WI

Information brought to you by
Debby Thompson
Homestead Realty
Milwaukee,WI
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Posted Monday Sep 03