Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median home value$216,500
Milwaukee $306,400
Median rent$1,028/mo
Milwaukee $1,139/mo
Cost-burdened households32%
Milwaukee 31%
Cudahy
Milwaukee County17,853 residentsCudahy School District
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
29th of 30 Milwaukee suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
55
Milwaukee median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Cudahy is like to live in, by category
Bars show Cudahy against Milwaukee. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 45/100
D
Within-state proficiency11th pct
Milwaukee median 81st pct
Student–teacher ratio13.4
Milwaukee median 14.6
Graduation rate92%
Milwaukee median 97%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Housing cost index84
Milwaukee 100
Eff. tax rate1.84%
Milwaukee 1.38%
Local sales tax5.72%
Milwaukee median 5.72%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Mean commute23.3 min
Milwaukee 22.7 min
Under 30 minutes70%
Milwaukee 71%
Transit stops / sq mi10
Milwaukee median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Restaurants & cafés36
Milwaukee median 34 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Milwaukee median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks43
Milwaukee median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Median household income$66,719
Milwaukee $78,218
Unemployment2.4%
Milwaukee 3.8%
Professional occupations37%
Milwaukee 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Cudahy on housing & affordability
Cudahy's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Mequon20 mi from CudahyA− 70 B− Brookfield15 mi from CudahyB+ 72 B− Pewaukee21 mi from CudahyB 71 B− Whitefish Bay12 mi from CudahyB 79 B+ Lisbon24 mi from CudahyB 68 B− Muskego15 mi from CudahyB− 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Cudahy
Is Cudahy, WI a good place to live?
Cudahy scores 55 out of 100, 29th 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 Cudahy expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $216,500, 29% below the Milwaukee median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.84%. $1,028/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Cudahy?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Cudahy sit at the 11th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 13.4 student–teacher ratio. Cudahy is served by Cudahy School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Cudahy?
The mean commute is 23.3 min, with 70% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 10 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Cudahy?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 36 restaurants and cafés and 43 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Cudahy old or new?
The median home in Cudahy was built in 1962 — older than 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. 60% 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.