Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median home value$239,300
Milwaukee $306,400
Median rent$1,183/mo
Milwaukee $1,139/mo
Cost-burdened households27%
Milwaukee 31%
Brown Deer
Milwaukee County12,564 residentsBrown Deer School District
58
C
Suburbgrade score
26th of 30 Milwaukee suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
58
Milwaukee median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Brown Deer is like to live in, by category
Bars show Brown Deer against Milwaukee. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Within-state proficiency13th pct
Milwaukee median 81st pct
Student–teacher ratio13.7
Milwaukee median 14.6
Graduation rate98%
Milwaukee median 97%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 62/100
C
Housing cost index97
Milwaukee 100
Eff. tax rate2.10%
Milwaukee 1.38%
Local sales tax5.72%
Milwaukee median 5.72%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Mean commute22.4 min
Milwaukee 22.7 min
Under 30 minutes67%
Milwaukee 71%
Transit stops / sq mi7.0
Milwaukee median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Restaurants & cafés21
Milwaukee median 34 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Milwaukee median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks41
Milwaukee median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Median household income$93,974
Milwaukee $78,218
Unemployment5.0%
Milwaukee 3.8%
Professional occupations48%
Milwaukee 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Brown Deer on housing & affordability
Brown Deer's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Mequon3 mi from Brown DeerA− 70 B− Richfield14 mi from Brown DeerB+ 65 C+ Brookfield10 mi from Brown DeerB+ 72 B− Pewaukee16 mi from Brown DeerB 71 B− Whitefish Bay6 mi from Brown DeerB 79 B+ Lisbon14 mi from Brown DeerB 68 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Brown Deer
Is Brown Deer, WI a good place to live?
Brown Deer scores 58 out of 100, 26th of 30 Milwaukee suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Brown Deer expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $239,300, 22% below the Milwaukee median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.10%. $1,183/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Brown Deer?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Brown Deer sit at the 13th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 98% graduation rate and a 13.7 student–teacher ratio. Brown Deer is served by Brown Deer School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Brown Deer?
The mean commute is 22.4 min, with 67% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 7.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Brown Deer?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 21 restaurants and cafés and 41 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Brown Deer old or new?
The median home in Brown Deer was built in 1969 — close to the Milwaukee median of 1967. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 63% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.