City of Brookfield, WI Government

The City of Brookfield is in southeastern Wisconsin—the heart of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Incorporated in 1954, Brookfield has matured from a “bedroom” community to a live, work, shop, and play destination. Today, Brookfield enjoys a balanced mix of idyllic residential neighborhoods; modern commercial and office districts; an interconnected system of parks, greenways, trails; and access to some of the finest education in the nation. The City has an overnight population of about 40,000 people and a daytime (including jobs) population of 80,000, emphasizing its evolution to a full-service community.