City Score: New Berlin, WI

One number for New Berlin, WI: the condition of the city from public data and how the church is moving, updated weekly, every indicator footnoted to its source. Back to New Berlin, WI. Part of the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI area. In Wisconsin.

The score

New Berlin, WI scores 40 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 53 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 20 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of New Berlin, WI

  • What New Berlin is up against: 38 out of 100 — Better than 66% of cities, down 1 points
  • Where grace is growing: 38 out of 100 — Better than 74% of cities
  • Marriage & family: 79 out of 100 — Better than 90% of cities
  • Christian liberty: 32 out of 100 — Better than 23% of cities, up 1 points

What takes New Berlin, WI to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 20 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 39 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 39 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 33 → 45

What affected it

  • This week: Service up 22 — 2 ways to serve
  • This week: Gathering up 17 — 3 gatherings
  • This week: Prayer up 11 — 1 prayer gathering
  • This quarter: Marriages down 10 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Property crime down 4 percentile points (What New Berlin is up against)
  • This quarter: Divorces up 2 percentile points (Marriage & family)

New Berlin, WI over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New Berlin Police Department · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New Berlin Police Department · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Waukesha County, WI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Waukesha County, WI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Waukesha County, WI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · New Berlin, WI · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · New Berlin, WI · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · New Berlin, WI · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · New Berlin, WI · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · New Berlin, WI · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · New Berlin, WI · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Berlin, WI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Berlin, WI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Berlin, WI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Every indicator

What New Berlin is up against — 38 out of 100

Where grace is growing — 38 out of 100

  • Church adherents: 602.7 adherents per 1,000 residents, better than 76% of cities · 2020, Waukesha County, WI · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
  • Congregations: 6.9 congregations per 10,000 residents, better than 5% of cities · 2020, Waukesha County, WI · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
  • Charitable giving: 1.2 itemized charitable deductions as % of adjusted gross income, better than 80% of cities · 2023, Waukesha County, WI · IRS Statistics of Income, county data
  • Given to local needs in Joy: 0 dollars per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, New Berlin, WI · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Needs met in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, New Berlin, WI · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Volunteers mobilized in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, New Berlin, WI · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • New believers in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, New Berlin, WI · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Searches for a church in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, New Berlin, WI · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Foster and adoptive families in the churches: 0 per 100,000 residents, better than 0% of cities · 2026-10, New Berlin, WI · Church workspace entries (church-attested) · verified in Joy

Marriage & family — 79 out of 100

Christian liberty — 32 out of 100

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