Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 74/100
B
Median home value$414,500
Milwaukee $306,400
Median rent$1,371/mo
Milwaukee $1,139/mo
Cost-burdened households19%
Milwaukee 31%
Lisbon
Waukesha County10,736 residents4 school districts
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
12th of 30 Milwaukee suburbs. Strong on schools and housing & affordability, held back by amenities.
68
Milwaukee median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lisbon is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lisbon against Milwaukee. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 86/100
A−
Within-state proficiency97th pct
Milwaukee median 81st pct
Student–teacher ratio15.4
Milwaukee median 14.6
Graduation rate99%
Milwaukee median 97%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Housing cost index117
Milwaukee 100
Eff. tax rate1.01%
Milwaukee 1.38%
Local sales tax5.72%
Milwaukee median 5.72%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Mean commute22.0 min
Milwaukee 22.7 min
Under 30 minutes65%
Milwaukee 71%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Milwaukee median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 39/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés5
Milwaukee median 34 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Milwaukee median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks22
Milwaukee median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Median household income$123,720
Milwaukee $78,218
Unemployment3.0%
Milwaukee 3.8%
Professional occupations53%
Milwaukee 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lisbon on amenities
Lisbon's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Milwaukee16 mi from LisbonA 50 D+ Wauwatosa13 mi from LisbonA− 74 B West Allis15 mi from LisbonA− 58 C Whitefish Bay18 mi from LisbonB+ 79 B+ Greenfield18 mi from LisbonB+ 64 C+ Glendale16 mi from LisbonB 65 C+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Lisbon
Is Lisbon, WI a good place to live?
Lisbon scores 68 out of 100, 12th of 30 Milwaukee suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lisbon expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $414,500, 35% above the Milwaukee median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.01%. $1,371/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lisbon?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Lisbon sit at the 97th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 99% graduation rate and a 15.4 student–teacher ratio. Lisbon is served by Hamilton School District, Arrowhead Union High School District, Merton Community School District and Richmond School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lisbon?
The mean commute is 22.0 min, with 65% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 17% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lisbon?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 5 restaurants and cafés and 22 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Lisbon old or new?
The median home in Lisbon was built in 1983 — newer 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. 92% 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.